Ernest Holloway
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Sir Ernest Holloway KCB, OBE | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 April 1887 |
| Died | 27 February 1961 (aged 73) |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Children | 2 |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Civil Engineering |
| Institutions | Air Ministry |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1944) Companion of the Order of the Bath (1941) |
| Military career | |
| Service | Royal Flying Corps (1915-1918) Royal Air Force (1918-1919) |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1919) |
Sir Ernest Holloway KCB OBE (24 April 1887 – 27 February 1961) was a British civil engineer. As Assistant Director of Works at the Air Ministry from 1934 to 1937, Deputy Director of Works from 1937 to 1939, Director of Works from 1939 until his retirement in 1947, he oversaw a massive program of construction of airbases and facilities for the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force. He died in 1961 at the age of 73.
Ernest Holloway was born on 24 April 1887. He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and studied engineering at the Central Technical Institute. Between 1902 and 1906, he received technical training under T. H. Shipton, and stayed on as his assistant when he completed his training. Between 1908 and 1915, he worked for the Rural District Councils of Evesham in Worcestershire and Pebworth in Gloucestershire, where he worked on civil engineering projects, such as water supplies, sewers, bridges and roads. He oversaw five housing schemes in Gloucestershire, which involved the construction of roads and access to utilities.[1]
During the Great War, Holloway served with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force (RAF), rising to the rank of major.[1] For his service, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1919 New Year honours.[2]