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William Charles Sinclair Carruthers (1920 - 1999)

William Charles Sinclair Carruthers was born in Llandudno, Wales 1920. He was World War II veteran and



Early life and World War II
William Charles Sinclair Carruthers was born in 1920 in Llandudno, Wales to Scottish parents. He received his early education from Bootle Secondary School in Liverpool. Later, he started working as a lab technician at Unilever Ltd in 1937 at the early age of 17. In 1939, when World War II was declared, Carruthers volunteered for the Royal Engineers and went to France as part of British Expeditionary Force (BEF) as a corporal in chemical warfare unit. Later Carruthers became a part of the Corps of Royal Engineers’ Attack Engineers Squad.

William was injured during the D-Day landings in 1944 (24) and was awarded the Military Cross in August of the same year he was also promoted from Captain to Major.

Lieutenant (temporary Captain) William Charles Sinclair Carruthers. (220964), Corps of Royal Engineers (Liverpool, 22). There is a record of recommendation letter for Carruthers for an award for Gallant and Distinguished Service in the army.

William Carruthers in Unilever
William graduated with a degree from the University of Manchester from 1944 to 1949, where he graduated as a Chemist. Following his graduation in 1949, he resumed his work at Unilever.

Carruthers worked as Production Manager and Technical Director for Unilever Pakistan from 1953-1958 –  Hindustan Unilever, India (1959-1961), Unilever Brazil (1962-1964), and Unilever Mexico (1965-1969). In 1969 William was appointed Chairman and Director General for Lever Brothers (Nigeria) Ltd, a post he held until his retirement in July 1972.

After retirement in 1972, he bought a house in Kent, using his inventive mind to convert a below-ground dairy into a plunge pool. He employed himself in pottery manufacture, creating replica Saxon and other drinking vessels, some of which were inadvertently displayed by museums as genuine. Short in stature but immensely strong, Bill Carruthers had a strong social sense and a powerful personality. He was never married.