James Hassard Short
From The Dreadnought Project
Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. James Hassard Short ( – 3 April, 1918) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Short was appointed to the destroyer Bittern on 9 January, 1916.[1]
Short was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 18 September, 1917.[2]
Short drowned when the Bittern was lost in a collision in the English Channel in April, 1918. He may have been in command at the time, but it is not clear when he superseded Ernest Kirkbank Irving.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ernest K. Irving |
Captain of H.M.S. Bittern ? – 3 Apr, 1918[3] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Short Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/42/568. f. 290.
- ↑ Short Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/42/568. f. 290.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 482.
