Alfred Gilmore Alston

Captain (retired) Alfred Gilmore Alston, C.M.G. (10 October, 1868 – ) served in the Royal Navy. He may have entered the service via the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Alston entered the service with the rank of Lieutenant on 31 October, 1895.

Alston was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Commander on 14 May, 1909.

He served as a Transport Officer during the Great War, hopping around quite a bit.

Alston was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) in recognition of war service with seniority of 11 November, 1918.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by John B. Hancock	Divisional Naval Transport Officer, Southampton 5 Apr, 1915 – 1 Feb, 1916	Succeeded by Henry V. Simpson
Preceded by ?	Divisional Naval Transport Officer, Alexandria 2 Feb, 1916 – 3 Sep, 1917	Succeeded by Robert F. Thom
Preceded by ?	Divisional Naval Transport Officer, Kantara 4 Sep, 1917 – 10 Feb, 1918	Succeeded by Lawrence de W. Satow
Preceded by ?	Divisional Naval Transport Officer, Suez 11 Feb, 1918 – 2 Feb, 1919	Succeeded by Charles D. Moore
Preceded by Charles J. C. Kendall	Divisional Naval Transport Officer, Cairo 3 Feb, 1919 – 18 Nov, 1919	Succeeded by ?