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| − | {{LCommRN}} '''Geoffrey Bransby O'Brien Harding''', (30 April, 1899 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{LCommRN}} '''Geoffrey Bransby O'Brien Harding''', (30 April, 1899 – 31 January, 1942) served in the [[Royal Navy]] in both world wars, fighting at Jutland and dying in a lend-lease destroyer in early 1942. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | The son of Dr. C. O'B. Harding. | |
| − | Harding was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | + | |
| − | - | + | Harding passed out of the Training Establishment in August 1914 and was appointed to the {{UK-Amphitrite|f=t}}. He remained in her until being invalided in November 1914. On 1 February 1915, he was appointed to the new {{UK-Tiger|f=t}}. |
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| + | Harding fought in ''Tiger'' at the [[Battle of Jutland]], not leaving the ship before being appointed to attend a course in [[Torpedo Control]] in October 1917. He would serve in the destroyers {{UK-Mosquito}} for five months and {{UK-Osiris}} for nine before the war ended.<ref>Harding Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/121/174.|}} f. 174.</ref> | ||
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| + | Harding was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 January, 1920.<ref>Harding Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/121/174.|}} f. 174.</ref> | ||
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| + | Harding was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 January, 1928.<ref>Harding Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/121/174.|}} f. 174.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==World War II== | ||
| + | Harding was killed when his command, [[U.S.S. Satterlee (1918)|''Belmont'']] was torpedoed and lost to U-82.<ref>Harding Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/121/174.|}} f. 174.</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Geoffrey+Bransby+O'Brien+Harding Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Geoffrey+Bransby+O'Brien+Harding Service Records] | ||
| − | + | * [[H.M.S. Tiger at the Battle of Jutland]] | |
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Latest revision as of 23:12, 6 April 2022
Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey Bransby O'Brien Harding, (30 April, 1899 – 31 January, 1942) served in the Royal Navy in both world wars, fighting at Jutland and dying in a lend-lease destroyer in early 1942.
Life & Career
The son of Dr. C. O'B. Harding.
Harding passed out of the Training Establishment in August 1914 and was appointed to the first class protected cruiser Amphitrite. He remained in her until being invalided in November 1914. On 1 February 1915, he was appointed to the new battlecruiser Tiger.
Harding fought in Tiger at the Battle of Jutland, not leaving the ship before being appointed to attend a course in Torpedo Control in October 1917. He would serve in the destroyers Mosquito for five months and Osiris for nine before the war ended.[1]
Harding was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1920.[2]
Harding was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 January, 1928.[3]
World War II
Harding was killed when his command, Belmont was torpedoed and lost to U-82.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Patrick E. Fell |
Captain of H.M.S. Worcester 4 May, 1929[5] – Aug, 1929[6] |
Succeeded by Francis E. Wilmot-Sitwell |
| Preceded by Charles G. Stuart |
Captain of H.M.S. Woolston 16 Apr, 1930[7] – 24 Sep, 1930[8] |
Succeeded by Henry W. U. McCall |
| Preceded by Guy B. Amery-Parkes |
Captain of H.M.S. Walker 18 Dec, 1930[9][10] – 1931 |
Succeeded by John Drinkwater |
| Preceded by Richard G. Stewart |
Captain of H.M.S. Warwick 18 Dec, 1930[11] – Jan, 1933 |
Succeeded by John W. Durnford |
| Preceded by Peter J. Fitzgerald |
Captain of H.M.S. Belmont 11 Jul, 1941[12] – 31 Jan, 1942[13] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Harding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/174. f. 174.
- ↑ Harding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/174. f. 174.
- ↑ Harding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/174. f. 174.
- ↑ Harding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/174. f. 174.
- ↑ Harding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/174. f. 174.
- ↑ Harding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/174. f. 174.
- ↑ Harding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/174. f. 174. Month is not certain here, due to legibility.
- ↑ Harding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/174. f. 174.
- ↑ Harding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/174. f. 174.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 291.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
