Charles Fraser Harrington Churchill

Commander (retired) Charles Fraser Harrington Churchill, D.S.C. (19 March, 1899 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Reserve Officer Major H. Churchill emerged from the Training Establishment in August, 1914 and was appointed to the battleship London, in which he served through 29 August, 1916 when he was ordered home. He then served in the battlecruiser Renown until 13 August, 1917.

After a week-long course in Torpedo Control, he served in the patrol boat P59 and then, from 25 March 1918 in the "S" Class destroyer Scimitar through the end of the war.

Churchill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 25 February, 1920.

Churchill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 25 February, 1928.

World War II

Churchill was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 19 March, 1944.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia
• Materials in the Liddle Collection

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Hugh M. Barnes	Captain of H.M.S. Vivacious May, 1928 – Oct, 1928	Succeeded by William G. Gerard
Preceded by Robert B. Wilmot-Sitwell	Captain of H.M.S. Seraph Oct, 1928 – 16 Aug, 1930	Succeeded by Robert H. D. Lane
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Boadicea 22 Dec, 1930 – 25 Apr, 1931	Succeeded by Eric J. Shelley
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Bulldog 25 Apr, 1931 – 12 Mar, 1934	Succeeded by Thomas L. Alkin
Preceded by John G. L. Dundas	Captain of H.M.S. Folkestone Oct, 1939 – 12 Jul, 1941	Succeeded by David E. G. Wemyss
Preceded by James G. W. Deneys	Captain of H.M.S. Vanoc 15 Dec, 1941 – Jun, 1943	Succeeded by Peter R. Ward
Preceded by Richard Horncastle	Captain of H.M.S. Inglefield 3 Jun, 1943 – 25 Feb, 1944	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Eric G. May	Captain (D), Eighth Destroyer Flotilla 15 Feb, 1944 – 19 Mar, 1944	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Eric G. May	Captain of H.M.S. Faulknor Apr, 1944 – 19 Dec, 1944	Succeeded by Douglas E. Holland-Martin
Preceded by Walter E. H. Hubble	Captain of H.M.S. Abercrombie 12 Mar, 1945 – 1 Dec, 1945	Succeeded by ?