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| − | '''Gilbert Thompson''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | + | {{CommRNR}} (retired) '''Gilbert Thompson''', O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R. (5 July, 1884 – 8 March, 1952) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Thompson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 2 August, 1915.<ref>Thompson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/78.|}} f. 78.</ref> | |
| − | Thompson | + | Commanded the Admiralty whaler [[H.M.S. Rightwhale (1915)|''Rightwhale'']] from 19 March to 21 August, 1918. He was demobilised on 14 March 1919.<ref>Thompson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/78.|}} f. 78.</ref> |
| − | Thompson was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Thompson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 2 August, 1923.<ref>Thompson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/78.|}} f. 78.</ref> |
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| + | Thompson was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of {{CommRNR}} on 5 July, 1929.<ref>Thompson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/78.|}} f. 78.</ref> | ||
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| + | In 1949, he reported that he was a Master in the Merchant Navy and was not fit for naval service owing to age. He died at Colombo in 1952.<ref>Thompson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/78.|}} f. 78.</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Gilbert+Thompson Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Gilbert+Thompson Service Records] | ||
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| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>''' | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Wesson Cecil Herbert Jones|Wesson C. H. Jones]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Marjoram (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Marjoram'']]'''<br>6 Sep, 1918<ref>Thompson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/78.|}} f. 78.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 842}} – 14 Mar, 1919<ref>Thompson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/78.|}} f. 78.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} |
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Latest revision as of 14:23, 19 September 2022
Commander R.N.R. (retired) Gilbert Thompson, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R. (5 July, 1884 – 8 March, 1952) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Thompson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 2 August, 1915.[1]
Commanded the Admiralty whaler Rightwhale from 19 March to 21 August, 1918. He was demobilised on 14 March 1919.[2]
Thompson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 2 August, 1923.[3]
Thompson was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 5 July, 1929.[4]
World War II
In 1949, he reported that he was a Master in the Merchant Navy and was not fit for naval service owing to age. He died at Colombo in 1952.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Wesson C. H. Jones |
Captain of H.M.S. Marjoram 6 Sep, 1918[6][7] – 14 Mar, 1919[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/78. f. 78.
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/78. f. 78.
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/78. f. 78.
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/78. f. 78.
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/78. f. 78.
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/78. f. 78.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 842.
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/78. f. 78.
