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Revision as of 12:58, 17 July 2016
Captain Charles Eric Seaburne Farrant, R.N. (17 November, 1891 – 29 October, 1951) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
His father was the governor of a prison.
Great War
Farrant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 August, 1914.[1]
Farrant was allegedly in command of the destroyer Kennet on 8 March, 1915, when she and other destroyers assisted the mined battleship Ocean in the Dardanelles,[2] but this contradicts the Navy Lists and his service record, which indicates he was first Lieutenant in Scorpion at the time.[3]
Farrant was appointed to Halcyon for command of the armed trawler George Brown on 10 September, 1917. He was discharged in April, 1918.[4]
Post-War
On 12 December 1918, Farrant was appointed in command of a group of minesweepers that was to be sent to the Rhine. He remained so engaged until 6 October, 1920. Within the month, he was appointed to Royal Sovereign.[5]
Farrant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 August, 1922.[6]
Farrant was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1928.[7]
Farrant was promoted to the rank of Captain on 10 October, 1938.[8]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Robert A. Hornell |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 14 18 Nov, 1916[9][10] – 29 Aug, 1917[11] |
Succeeded by Loben E. H. Maund |
Preceded by William F. Budgen |
Captain of H.M.S. Delphinium 1 Oct, 1928[12] – 4 Dec, 1930[13] |
Succeeded by Arthur M. Peters |
Preceded by Patrick Butter |
Captain of H.M.S. Curlew 8 Apr, 1935[14] – 1936[15] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Hamilton C. Allen |
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive early 1936[16] – 15 May, 1936[17] |
Succeeded by Ernest J. Spooner |
Preceded by Stuart S. Bonham-Carter |
Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta 15 May, 1936[18] – 22 Apr, 1938[19] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by W. Frederic Wake-Walker |
Captain of H.M.S. Dragon 22 Apr, 1938[20] – 19 Sep, 1938[21] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 77-8.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 400.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.