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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Gwyn Moreton Meredyth|nick=Arthur G. M. Meredyth|appt=27 July, 1915{{NLDec18|p. 918}}|end=22 May, 1919}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Gwyn Moreton Meredyth|nick=Arthur G. M. Meredyth|appt=27 July, 1915{{NLDec18|p. 918}}|end=22 May, 1919}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:33, 17 January 2022
Thurso is situated in Scotland, facing the Orkney Islands. It was a minor Royal Navy base in the Great War.
In Command
- Captain Lionel de L. Wells, 3 December, 1914 – 25 July, 1915
- Captain Arthur G. M. Meredyth, 27 July, 1915[1] – 22 May, 1919
The base was brought back into service in World War II
- Acting Captain Percy F. Newcombe, 9 August, 1939[2] – 17 March, 1944[3]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 918.
- ↑ Newcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/56. f. ?.
- ↑ Newcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/56. f. ?.
