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Revision as of 20:16, 4 April 2016

Vice-Admiral Frederick Parland Loder-Symonds, C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (14 May, 1876 – 24 November, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1898.[1]

Loder-Symonds was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1909.[2]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Achates on 20 March, 1913.[3] He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1914.[4]

In the Birthday Honours of 4 June, 1917, Loder-Symonds was appointed a Companion in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.) for his war services.[5]

Loder-Symonds was appointed in command of the light cruiser Dauntless on 16 October, 1918.[6]

He commanded Emperor of India from May 1924 until October 1925.

Loder-Symonds was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 March, 1926 and placed on the Retired List on 2 March.[7]

On 15 May, 1930, Loder-Symonds was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List.[8]

See Also

  • Service Records
  • "Vice-Admiral F. P. Loder-Symonds" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 25 November, 1952. Issue 53478, col E, pg. 10.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Achates
20 Mar, 1913[9]
Succeeded by
Walter L. Allen
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Cleopatra
8 Feb, 1914[10]
Succeeded by
Argentine H. Alington
Preceded by
Cecil H. Fox
Captain of H.M.S. Forward
Apr, 1914[11] – 8 Feb, 1915[12][13]
Succeeded by
Cecil G. Chichester
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Dauntless
16 Oct, 1918[14]
Succeeded by
Cecil H. Pilcher
Preceded by
John E. T. Harper
Director of Navigation
mid Nov, 1921[Citation needed][15]
Succeeded by
Oswald H. Dawson
Preceded by
Arthur K. Macrorie
Captain of H.M.S. Emperor of India
9 May, 1924[16]
Succeeded by
Berwick Curtis

 

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3984. 1 July, 1898.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 28211. p. 32. 1 January, 1909.
  3. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 271.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 116.
  5. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30111. p. 5458. 4 June, 1917.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 774.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.
  8. The London Gazette: no. 33606. p. 3069. 16 May, 1930.
  9. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 271.
  10. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392k.
  11. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 320.
  12. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 320.
  13. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394f.
  14. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 774.
  15. Approximate date (only) inferred by superceded predecessor. Harper Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 507.
  16. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 237.


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