David Tod

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Lieutenant-Commander David Tod, (10 June, 1902 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.

Life & Career

Tod was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1924. He served in K 22 and other ships before 1929, and commanded H 43 in 1930-31 as part of the Sixth Submarine Flotilla operating out of Portland.

Tod was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1932.[Inference]

His last sea-going service was in the heavy cruiser Cornwall and battleship Malaya. Tod was placed on the Retired List in February, 1939 after 23 years in the service.[1]

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Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert J. A. Cuming
Captain of H.M.S. H 43
21 Feb, 1930[2] – 26 Apr, 1931[3]
Succeeded by
David C. Ingram

Footnotes

  1. "Lieutenant-Commander Tod." The Times (London, England), 15 Feb. 1939, p. 18.
  2. Tod Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/657. f. ?.
  3. Tod Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/657. f. ?.