Aubrey Charles Thursfield

Commander (retired) Aubrey Charles Thursfield (12 November, 1887 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Thursfield was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1909.

On 23 March 1911, he was admitted to Chatham Hospital with measles. He was discharged on 12 April.

Thursfield was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 113 on January, 1913.

Thursfield grounded T.B. 113 on 19 April, 1915. He was cautioned to pay closer attention to tides in future.

Thursfield was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1917.

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Nymphe on 29 April, 1918.

Post-War

Thursfield was appointed in command of the gunboat Cockchafer on 22 December, 1919. In 1921, he was congratulated on successfully navigating the gunboat to upper Yangtze, as she was fully 35 feet longer than any other steamship that had successfully made the passage.

Thursfield was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Commander on 1 November, 1929.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Humphrey M. Robson	Captain of H.M. T.B. 113 23 Jan, 1913 – 4 Aug, 1915	Succeeded by Cecil R. Treweek
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Dragonfly 4 Aug, 1915 – Apr, 1918	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Charles G. Stuart	Captain of H.M.S. Nymphe 29 Apr, 1918 – 25 Jun, 1919	Succeeded by Colin R. St. G. Tucker
Preceded by Quintin B. Preston-Thomas	Captain of H.M.S. Cockchafer 22 Dec, 1919 – Jan, 1922	Succeeded by Ivan W. Whitehorn
Preceded by Julian Harrison	Captain of H.M.S. Teal 27 Jan, 1923 – Mar, 1925	Succeeded by Wilfred A. Higgins
Preceded by Frederick E. Raw	Captain of H.M.S. Saltash 22 Dec, 1928 – 16 May, 1929	Succeeded by Charles M. J. Willis