Date of birth:

September 13th, 1887 (Middleton Cheney/Banbury, England)

Date of death:

May 24th, 1941 (HMS Hood, Denmark Strait)

Nationality:

British

Promotions:
May 15th, 1902: Cadet
November 15th, 1907: Lieutenant;
November 15th, 1915: Lieutenant-Commander;
December 31st, 1919: Commander;
June 30th, 1926: Captain;
January 11th, 1938: Rear-Admiral;
August 1st, 1940: Vice-Admiral.

Career:
May 15th, 1902: HMS Britannia;
September 1903: HMS Eclipse;
?: HMS Centurion;
?: HMS Hampshire;
1908: HMS Research;
September 14th, 1911: HMS Excellent;
August 1913: HMS Hindustan;
April 7th, 1916: Experimental Department, H.M.S. Excellent;
May 29th, 1918: Gunnery Officer, HMS Royal Oak;
May 1929: Flag Captain, 2nd Cruiser Squadron;
May 1931: British Naval Mission, Greece;
July 1934: Flag Captain, HMS Revenge;
1937: Naval Aide-de-Camp King George VI;
?: Assistant Chief of Naval Staff;
January 1939: Commanding Officer, 2nd Battle Squadron;
September 1939: Commanding Officer, Channel Force;
?: Admiralty Representative Air Ministry;
?: Commanding Officer, Cruiser Force H;
November 1940: Commanding Officer, 18th Cruiser Squadron;
May 7th, 1941: Commanding Officer Battlecruiser Squadron.

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