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''' | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Geoffry Bertram Smith''', R.N. (28 June, 1889 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. His first name was initially entered on his service record as "Geoffrey", but was explicitly corrected into its unconventional spelling. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Born in Cambridge, the son of tutor C. Smith, Esq., Geoffry gained two and a half months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in mid-September, 1905. | |||
Smith was promoted to the rank of {{ | Smith was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1910. | ||
Smith was | Smith was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the {{UK-TB29|f=t}} on 29 July, 1914.{{NLDec14|p. 400}} | ||
Smith was promoted to the rank of {{ | Smith was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1918. | ||
Smith was | Smith was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1923. | ||
Smith was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 28 June, 1935. In 1938, he was ordained as a Deacon in the Church. In 1939 he was made a temporary Chaplain in the {{RNVR}}, and commenced work with destroyers and small craft at Plymouth. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{WP| | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Geoffrey+Bertram+Smith Service Records] | ||
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Bertram_Smith}} | |||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Philip Wilfred Sidney King|Philip W. S. King]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 29 (1908)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 29]]'''<br>29 Jul, 1914{{NLDec14|p. 400}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Edward Horan|Henry E. Horan]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Philip Wilfred Sidney King|Philip W. S. King]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 29 (1908)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 29]]'''<br>29 Jul, 1914{{NLDec14|p. 400}} – 14 Dec, 1914|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Edward Horan|Henry E. Horan]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Third Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Squadron Torpedo Officer, Third Light Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>10 Aug, 1921<ref>Smith Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/124.|}} f. 489.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 733}} – Aug, 1923<ref>Smith Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/124.|}} f. 489.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Alfred Slingsby Bethell|Richard A. S. Bethell]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Lindsay Burnett|Robert L. Burnett]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Wallflower (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Wallflower'']]'''<br>1 Jul, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 286}} – Aug, 1929|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Leslie Haliburton Ashmore|Leslie H. Ashmore]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Noel Louis Veresmith|Noel L. Veresmith]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Centurion (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Centurion'']]'''<br>29 Feb, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 221}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Stephen Walter de Winton|Francis S. W. de Winton]]'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:23, 7 April 2022
Captain (retired) Geoffry Bertram Smith, R.N. (28 June, 1889 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy. His first name was initially entered on his service record as "Geoffrey", but was explicitly corrected into its unconventional spelling.
Life & Career
Born in Cambridge, the son of tutor C. Smith, Esq., Geoffry gained two and a half months' time on passing out of Britannia in mid-September, 1905.
Smith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1910.
Smith was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 29 on 29 July, 1914.[1]
Smith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1918.
Smith was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1923.
Smith was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 28 June, 1935. In 1938, he was ordained as a Deacon in the Church. In 1939 he was made a temporary Chaplain in the R.N.V.R., and commenced work with destroyers and small craft at Plymouth.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Philip W. S. King |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 29 29 Jul, 1914[2] – 14 Dec, 1914 |
Succeeded by Henry E. Horan |
| Preceded by ? |
Squadron Torpedo Officer, Third Light Cruiser Squadron 10 Aug, 1921[3][4] – Aug, 1923[5] |
Succeeded by Richard A. S. Bethell |
| Preceded by Robert L. Burnett |
Captain of H.M.S. Wallflower 1 Jul, 1927[6] – Aug, 1929 |
Succeeded by Leslie H. Ashmore |
| Preceded by Noel L. Veresmith |
Captain of H.M.S. Centurion 29 Feb, 1932[7] |
Succeeded by Francis S. W. de Winton |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 400.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 489.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 733.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/124. f. 489.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 221.
