Person
Bernard, William (1915 - 1967)
- Born
- 28 November 1915
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 28 April 1967
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Chemical engineer
Summary
William Bernard was a manager of Pioneer Welding from soon after World War II until his death. The company was a pioneer in automatic welding machines, welded pressure vessels, and successfully manufactured cryogenic equipment from 1965. The company formed a 50/50 partnership with Bonney Forge International to form Bonney Forge (Australia), to manufacture valves, with Bernard as its Managing Director.
He was President of the Australian Welding Institute, and founder of the Australian Welding Research Association.
Details
Chronology
- 1930s - 1939
- Career position - EMF co
- 1935
- Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1938
- Education - Diploma of Chemical Engineering, Sydney Technical College
- 1940 - 1945
- Military service - Second World War. Lieutenant, AEME
- 1942
- Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1946 - 1951
- Career position - Managing Director, Pioneer Welding Company Pty Ltd [Makers of pressure vessels and components for compressed air equipment]
- 1947
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1951 - 1967
- Career event - Managing Director, Pioneer Welding Holdings Ltd [Makers of pressure vessels and components for compressed air equipment]
- 1954 - c. 1956
- Career position - President, Australian Welding Institute
- 1965 - 1967
- Career position - Managing Director, Bonney Forge (Australia)
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Bernard, W., 'Resistance welding progress (Abstract)', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 15 (1) (1943), 12-13. Details
Resources
- CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office, 'NAA: B883, NX173016', B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=5583152. Details
- 'Bernard, William (19151128-19670428)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477151. Details
Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 19 August 2026