Gerald Berkeley Wills was born in Kensington, London, England on 26 April 1882 and was articled to Sir Reginald Blomfield (1856-1942) from 1902 to 1905. He then remained with him as his assistant. He commenced independent practice as an architect in London in 1906. He passed his qualifying exams in 1907 and was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) the following year. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1924. He died at Marlow Common in Marlow Buckinghamshire on 17 April 1979.
Alterations and additions to Newcrofts, Hillingdon; Stretton, Harlow; 26, Tite Street, Chelsea, S.W.; Ricketts Farm, Lane End, Bucks; Harlow Cottage Hospital; additions, Wycombe Court; &c. [Source: Who's Who in Architecture 1914]
Marlow Cottage Hospital, 1914; various small houses, chiefly in Buckinghamshire and Berks; bungalow, Birchington, 1920; etc. Alterations and additions to: — Thame Park, Oxon, 1921; Wycombe Court, Bucks, 1913; Stratton, Marlow, 1911; 26. The Street. Chelsea: New-Crofts, Hillingdon; "Blounts", Harlow, 1922; church schools, Marlow, 1921; 8, Fitzjohn's Avenue, N.W., 1923; St. John's Lodge, Harley Road, N.W.; house for Sir C. Harris, and various others at Cookham, 1924-25; etc. Housing Schemes: — For the Harlow Urban District Council and Hambledon R.D.C.; and for the Welwyn Homes, Ltd., Welwyn Garden City, Herts. [Source: Who's Who in Architecture 1923]
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 2: L-Z. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001
Who's Who in Architecture 1914. London: Technical Journals Ltd., 1914
Who's Who in Architecture 1923. Edited by Frederick Chatterton. London: Architectural Press, 1923