John Thirkill White
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Commander John Thirkill White, R.N. (27 November, 1855 – 17 July, 1899) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
White was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 7 February, 1880.
White was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1894.
White died from a fever, in Zanzibar in mid-1899.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 67 4 Jul, 1888[1] – 18 Jul, 1889 |
Succeeded by Ernest C. Hogg |
Preceded by Richard B. Farquhar |
Captain of H.M.S. Hero 2 Sep, 1896[2] – 19 May, 1898 |
Succeeded by William F. De Salis |
Preceded by William L. Grant |
Captain of H.M.S. Tartar 19 May, 1898[3] – 17 Jul, 1899 |
Succeeded by Frederick R. W. Morgan |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 3 Sept. 1896, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 301.