Thomas Dunlop Galbraith
Commander (retired) Thomas Dunlop Galbraith, M.P., R.N. (20 March, 1891 – 12 July, 1985) served in the Royal Navy in the Great War.
Life & Career
Galbraith was the son of W. B. Galbraith, Esq., a chartered accountant.[1]
Galbraith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1913.[2]
Galbraith was appointed to the battleship Audacious on 7 October, 1913. On 27 October 1914, he survived the mining and loss of the ship off the north coast of Ireland, stepping off the sinking dreadnought into a destroyer's whaler from abreast "Q" turret. He was appointed to the super-dreadnought Queen Elizabeth in November. He would serve in the ship through the end of the war.[3]
Galbraith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1921.[4]
Galbraith was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 5 August, 1922 and started a career in accountancy, as had his father. He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 20 March, 1931 and continued his work as an accountant through 1970, being elevated to the peerage as 1st Baron Strathclyde in 1955. He served in the Royal Navy in World War II, including an appointment on the staff of C-in-C, Rosyth, vice Grenfell from 1 April to 2 August, 1940. From 1942, he was serving ashore in America.[5][6]
See Also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Galbraith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/42. f. 41.
- ↑ Galbraith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/42. f. 41.
- ↑ Galbraith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/42. f. 41.
- ↑ Galbraith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/42. f. 41.
- ↑ Galbraith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/42. f. 41.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
