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{{RearRN}} '''George Herbert Knowles''', D.S.O. (20 November, 1881 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{RearRN}} '''George Herbert Knowles''', D.S.O. (20 November, 1881 &ndash; 1 April, 1961) <ref>https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/person/63309.html</ref> was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Knowles entered {{UK-1Britannia}} direct from "Worcester" on 2 December, 1897, passing out on 15 January, 1898.<ref>Knowles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/52.|D7603759}} f. 257.</ref>
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Knowles was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1903.<ref>Knowles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/52.|D7603759}} f. 257.</ref>
 
Knowles was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1903.<ref>Knowles Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/52.|D7603759}} f. 257.</ref>
  
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Latest revision as of 08:53, 29 July 2022

Rear-Admiral George Herbert Knowles, D.S.O. (20 November, 1881 – 1 April, 1961) [1] was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Knowles entered Britannia direct from "Worcester" on 2 December, 1897, passing out on 15 January, 1898.[2]

Knowles was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1903.[3]

Knowles was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Racehorse on 24 January, 1910.[4]

Knowles was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1911.[5]

Great War

Knowles was appointed in command of the destroyer Lydiard on 27 October, 1914.[6]

Knowles was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.[7]

He was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Grenville on 22 March, 1918.[8]

Post-War

Knowles was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Douglas on 9 July, 1920.[9]

Knowles was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1921.[10]

In May, 1924, Knowles was appointed in command of the light cruiser Capetown.

In 1932, an A.B. was killed in a boat handling accident aboard Cornwall. Knowles was found to have been negligent in part.[11]

Knowles was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 October, 1933 and was placed on the Retired List the following day.[12]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Rodney S. Hewlett 		Captain of H.M.S. Thrasher
19 Nov, 1907[13][14] – 24 Jan, 1910[15] 		Succeeded by
Reginald Watkins Grubb
Preceded by
George B. Hartford 		Captain of H.M.S. Racehorse
24 Jan, 1910[16][17] – 3 Apr, 1910[18] 		Succeeded by
Frederic B. Coppin
Preceded by
Albert M. H. Phillips 		Captain of H.M.S. Wear
5 Apr, 1910[19][20] – 4 Apr, 1911[21] 		Succeeded by
John C. Hodgson
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Ruby
4 Apr, 1911[22][23] – 1 Feb, 1912[24] 		Succeeded by
Edward McC. W. Lawrie
Preceded by
Cecil R. Hemans 		Captain of H.M.S. Lydiard
3 Oct, 1914[25][26] – 3 May, 1916[27] 		Succeeded by
Ian C. S. Hilton
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Paladin
3 May, 1916[28] – May, 1916[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Dashwood F. Moir
Preceded by
Dashwood F. Moir 		Captain of H.M.S. Goshawk
May, 1916[29][30] – 1 Dec, 1916[31] 		Succeeded by
Hugh B. Wrey
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Rosalind
7 Dec, 1916[32][33] – 22 Mar, 1918[34] 		Succeeded by
Donal S. McGrath
Preceded by
Harold V. Dundas 		Captain of H.M.S. Grenville
22 Mar, 1918[35][36] – 3 Mar, 1920[37] 		Succeeded by
Leonard L. P. Willan
Preceded by
Harry R. Godfrey 		Captain of H.M.S. Douglas
9 Jul, 1920[38][39] – 4 May, 1921[40] 		Succeeded by
Cosmo M. Graham
Preceded by
Charles G. Ramsey 		Captain of H.M.S. Vampire
4 May, 1921[41] – 7 Jan, 1922[42] 		Succeeded by
Henry de B. Tupper
Preceded by
Bernard Buxton 		Captain of H.M.S. Birmingham
Nov, 1923[43] – late Nov, 1923 		Succeeded by
Henry J. S. Brownrigg
Preceded by
Henry J. S. Brownrigg 		Captain of H.M.S. Lowestoft
c. late Nov, 1923[44] – 29 Feb, 1924[45] 		Succeeded by
John S. G. Fraser
Preceded by
Kenneth G. B. Dewar 		Captain of H.M.S. Capetown
15 May, 1924[46][47] – Jun, 1926[48] 		Succeeded by
Oswald H. Dawson
Preceded by
Malcolm L. Goldsmith 		Captain of H.M.S. Douglas
26 Aug, 1926[49][50] – 2 Jan, 1928[51] 		Succeeded by
Reginald B. Darke
Preceded by
Arthur N. Dowding 		Captain of H.M.S. Cornwall
2 Mar, 1931[52][53] – 1 Jan, 1933[54] 		Succeeded by
Richard B. Davies

Footnotes

  1. ↑ https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/person/63309.html
  2. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  3. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 364.
  5. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 351.
  7. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 805.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 761.
  10. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  11. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  12. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  13. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 386.
  15. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  16. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 364.
  18. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  19. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 397.
  21. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  22. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 23, 1911; pg. 14; Issue 39540.
  23. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  24. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  25. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395p.
  27. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  28. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  29. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394s.
  31. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  32. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  33. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397o.
  34. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  35. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 805.
  37. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  38. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  39. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 761.
  40. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  41. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  42. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  43. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  44. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  45. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  46. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  47. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 222.
  48. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  49. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 232.
  50. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  51. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  52. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 225.
  53. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.
  54. ↑ Knowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/52. f. 257.

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