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{{ | {{CommAU}} '''Colin Goyder Little''', O.B.E., D.S.C., R.A.N. (1901 – 3 January, 1977) served in the [[Royal Australian Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
< | Little was a Hydrographer, born in Mount Lofty in South Australia in 1901. | ||
Little joined his first ship, {{UK-Tiger|f=p}} in 1915.<ref>Obituary.</ref> | |||
Little was promoted to the rank of {{LieutAU}} in 1922. | |||
Little was promoted to the rank of {{LCommAU}} with seniority of 15 February, 1930.{{NLApr44|p. 106}} | Little was promoted to the rank of {{LCommAU}} with seniority of 15 February, 1930.{{NLApr44|p. 106}} | ||
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He headed hte Hydrographic Branch from 1933-34. | |||
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Little died in his sleep while in command of the University of Sydney Research Vessel in North Australian waters.<ref>Obituary.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00050326.1977.10441396?journalCode=tjss18 Obituary in ''The Australian Surveyor'', March 1977, Volume 28, No. 5] | |||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ross Valdar Wheatley|Ross V. Wheatley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Silvio (1918)|Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Moresby'']]'''<br>5 Apr, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 297}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Harold Martin|William H. Martin]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Hugh Brown|Charles H. Brown]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Silvio (1918)|Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Moresby'']]'''<br>Jan, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|3875}} – 15 May, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|3875}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Bagster Atlee Hunt|Robert B. A. Hunt]]'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:35, 19 December 2024
Commander Colin Goyder Little, O.B.E., D.S.C., R.A.N. (1901 – 3 January, 1977) served in the Royal Australian Navy.
Life & Career
Little was a Hydrographer, born in Mount Lofty in South Australia in 1901.
Little joined his first ship, H.M.S. Tiger in 1915.[1]
Little was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1922.
Little was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander with seniority of 15 February, 1930.[2]
He headed hte Hydrographic Branch from 1933-34.
Little died in his sleep while in command of the University of Sydney Research Vessel in North Australian waters.[3]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ross V. Wheatley |
Captain of H.M.A.S. Moresby 5 Apr, 1937[4] |
Succeeded by William H. Martin |
| Preceded by Charles H. Brown |
Captain of H.M.A.S. Moresby Jan, 1944[5] – 15 May, 1945[6] |
Succeeded by Robert B. A. Hunt |
Footnotes
- ↑ Obituary.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1944). p. 106.
- ↑ Obituary.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 297.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
