Francis Edmund Musgrave Garforth
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Captain (retired) Francis Edmund Musgrave Garforth, C.B.E. (10 February, 1874 – 11 August, 1953) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Garforth gained four months' time on passing out of Britannia in December, 1889.[1]
Garforth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1897.[2]
Garforth was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1908.[3]
Garforth was promoted to the rank of Acting Captain on 25 June, 1916.[4]
Post-War
Garforth was appointed in command of the gunboat Cicala on 4 February, 1920.[5]
Garforth was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain (retired) on 6 June, 1922.[6]
In 1943, the Admiralty expressed their displeasure with Garforth's "irregular use of Government stationery."
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Alan C. Bruce |
Captain of H.M.S. Vengeance 16 Sep, 1912[7] – 9 Jan, 1913[8] |
Succeeded by Herbert A. Adam |
Preceded by George P. England |
Captain of H.M.S. Amphitrite 28 Apr, 1919[9] – 1 May, 1919[10] |
Succeeded by William W. Wilson |
Preceded by Robert G. D. Dewar |
Captain of H.M.S. Euryalus 1 May, 1919[11] – 2 Oct, 1919[12] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Robert G. M. D. Hunt |
Captain of H.M.S. Cicala 4 Feb, 1920[13][14] – 15 Jan, 1922[15] |
Succeeded by Robin B. Martin |
Footnotes
- ↑ Garforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Garforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Garforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Garforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/23. f. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 745.
- ↑ Garforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Garforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Garforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Garforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Garforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Garforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Garforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Garforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/23. f. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 745.
- ↑ Garforth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/23. f. 23.