Charles Llewelyn Backhouse
Captain (retired) Charles Llewelyn Backhouse, R.N. (2 April, 1884 – 26 May, 1953) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of C. H. Backhouse was born in Middleton, Yorkshire.[1]
Backhouse was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1905.[2]
In 1911, he was diagnosed with gonorrhea.
Backhouse was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1913. He served an epic appointment as gunnery officer in the light cruiser Glasgow from 12 August 1912 to 26 February, 1918, seeing action at the Battle of Coronel and the Battle of the Falkland Islands.[3]
Backhouse was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1915.[4]
In 1919, Backhouse functioned as a liaison officer at Ostend, commended (rather ambiguously) as sparing "neither time nor trouble" in the role.
Backhouse was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 November, 1922. He was thereafter promoted to the rank of Captain on 2 April, 1929.[5]
World War II
Service in South Africa.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Naval Attaché to Buenos Aires 10 Apr, 1919[6][7] – Apr, 1922[8] |
Succeeded by Henry W. U. McCall |
Footnotes
- ↑ Backhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/63. f. 33.
- ↑ Backhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/63. f. 33.
- ↑ Backhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/63. f. 33.
- ↑ Backhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/63. f. 33.
- ↑ Backhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/63. f. 33.
- ↑ Backhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/63. f. 33.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 1816.
- ↑ Backhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/63. f. 33.
