Harry George Hamilton Tandy

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Commander (retired) Harry George Hamilton Tandy, D.S.O., R.N. (14 April, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Tandy ranked forty-first among 62 successful candidates in examinations for entry to the Britannia intake term of September 1899, with 2228 marks.[1] His Service Record, however, records his date of entry as 1 October, 1900.

Tandy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1906.[2] In 1911 while he was first officer in Zulu, his wine bill was limited in the wake of excessive consumption.

Tandy served in Britannia from mid-October 1912 to 19 February, 1917.

Tandy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1914.[3]

Retired at his own request on 3 August, 1920, Tandy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 14 April, 1924.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George P. Green
Captain of H.M.S. Valerian
13 Sep, 1917[4] – 26 Jun, 1919[5]
Succeeded by
Hugh T. England

Footnotes

  1. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 12, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35906.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 71.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 184.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 923.
  5. Tandy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/492. f. 514.