Admiral Sir William Thomas Pillar, GBE, KCB, FIMechE[1](24 February 1924 – 18 March 1999) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Chief of Naval Support and a member of the Admiralty.
[7] Pillar was appointed Assistant to the Director-General, Ships in 1970 and Commander of the Royal Naval Engineering College in 1973.
[2] Promoted to vice admiral on 2 April 1979,[8] he became the first Royal Navy engineer officer to be Chief of Fleet Support.
He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1980 Birthday Honours,[9] and was promoted to admiral on 5 January 1982.
[2] Appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the 1983 Birthday Honours,[11] he retired on 6 March 1984.