Arthur Johns
British naval architect
About Arthur Johns
Lived 1873 – 1937 (aged 63–64).
Sir Arthur William Johns, KCB, CBE (1873 – 13 January 1937) was a British naval architect. He served as Director of Naval Construction at the Admiralty from 1930 until July 1936, when he retired due to ill-health.
He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1920 and was admitted to the Order of the Bath as a Companion in 1929 and Knight Commander in 1933.
He died on 13 January 1937 aged 62 and is buried in Putney Vale Cemetery, south west London.
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Who was Arthur Johns?
British naval architect
When was Arthur Johns born?
Arthur Johns was born in 1873.
When did Arthur Johns die?
Arthur Johns died in 1937.
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· DBpedia: Arthur Johns (naval architect)
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