David Charles Cairns
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Rear-Admiral THE HONOURABLE David Charles Cairns, Fifth Earl Cairns, G.C.V.O., C.B. (3 July, 1909 – 21 March, 1989) served in the Royal Navy. He was occasionally referred to as "Viscount Garmoyle".
Life & Career
Cairns was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 2 October, 1931.
Cairns was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 2 October, 1939.
Cairns was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1943.
Retired in 1961.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John W. M. Eaton |
Captain of H.M.S. Sheffield ? – 14 Nov, 1945[1] |
Succeeded by Kenneth L. Harkness |
| Preceded by Geoffrey Barnard |
President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1958 – 1961 |
Succeeded by 'Alexander Henry Charles Gordon-Lennox' |
Footnotes
- ↑ Harkness Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/124/211. f. 210.
