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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Born in Brunswick, Victoria. | Born in Brunswick, Victoria, the son of R. S. Gray, Esq.. | ||
Gray was appointed to the {{UK-Magnificent|f=t}} from 10 April 1905. | Gray was appointed to the {{UK-Magnificent|f=t}} from 10 April 1905.<ref>Gray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref> | ||
Gray was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 28 February, 1909. | Gray was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 28 February, 1909.<ref>Gray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref> | ||
Gray was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 28 February, 1917. | Gray was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 28 February, 1917.<ref>Gray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref> | ||
Gray was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 25 November, 1930. | From March 1922 into 1938, Gray would hold a series of appointments in the [[Naval Ordnance Department (Royal Navy)|Naval Ordnance Department]]. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 25 November, 1930.<ref>Gray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref> | ||
==World War II== | ==World War II== | ||
From 1939, Gray worked in the Ordnance Inspection Department. | From 1939, Gray worked in the Ordnance Inspection Department.<ref>Gray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref> | ||
Gray was granted the confirmed rank of {{CaptRN}} upon his reversion to the Retired List on 8 August, 1948. | Gray was granted the confirmed rank of {{CaptRN}} upon his reversion to the Retired List on 8 August, 1948.<ref>Gray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Philip Middleton|Hugh P. Middleton]]'''|'''[[Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance (Royal Navy)|Deputy Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance]]'''<br>25 Aug, 1936<ref>Gray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref> – 3 Oct, 1938<ref>Gray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:55, 30 April 2023
File:Oswald Gray Magnificent.jpg
Gray as an Midshipman in Magnificent, c. 1905.
From official officers' photograph in album of George Napier Tomlin.
From official officers' photograph in album of George Napier Tomlin.
Captain (retired) Oswald Stannus Gray, R.N. (7 August, 1888 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Brunswick, Victoria, the son of R. S. Gray, Esq..
Gray was appointed to the battleship Magnificent from 10 April 1905.[1]
Gray was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 February, 1909.[2]
Gray was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 28 February, 1917.[3]
From March 1922 into 1938, Gray would hold a series of appointments in the Naval Ordnance Department. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 25 November, 1930.[4]
World War II
From 1939, Gray worked in the Ordnance Inspection Department.[5]
Gray was granted the confirmed rank of Captain upon his reversion to the Retired List on 8 August, 1948.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Gunnery Duties, Third Destroyer Flotilla 27 Jun, 1914[7] – 1 Dec, 1915[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Fleet Gunnery Officer, East Indies c. Mar, 1921[9] – c. Jun, 1921[10] |
Succeeded by Patrick V. McLaughlin |
| Preceded by Hugh P. Middleton |
Deputy Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance 25 Aug, 1936[11] – 3 Oct, 1938[12] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
- ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
- ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
- ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
- ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
- ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
- ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
- ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
- ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
- ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
- ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
- ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
