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| − | {{CommRNR}} (retired) '''Charles Jancey Davis''', R.D., R.N.R. (14 January, | + | {{CommRNR}} (retired) '''Charles Jancey Davis''', R.D., R.N.R. (14 January, 1888 – 18 March, 1962) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. |
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Davis was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 10 June, 1915.<ref>Davis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/57/131.|}} f. 132.</ref> | Davis was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 10 June, 1915.<ref>Davis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/57/131.|}} f. 132.</ref> | ||
| − | Davis was granted the rank of Acting {{LCommRNR}} on 30 June, 1919. He was to promoted to the rank on | + | Davis was granted the rank of Acting {{LCommRNR}} on 30 June, 1919. He was to promoted to the rank on 10 June, 1920.<ref>Davis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/57/131.|}} f. 132.</ref> |
Davis was placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{CommRNR}} on 4 December, 1928.<ref>Davis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/57/131.|}} f. 132.</ref> | Davis was placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{CommRNR}} on 4 December, 1928.<ref>Davis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/57/131.|}} f. 132.</ref> | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Charles+Jancey+Davis Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Charles+Jancey+Davis Service Records] | ||
| + | * [[H.M.S. Ajax at the Battle of Jutland]] | ||
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| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hibiscus (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hibiscus'']]'''<br>20 | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hibiscus (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hibiscus'']]'''<br>20 Oct, 1918<ref>Davis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/57/133.|}} f. 132.</ref> – 3 Feb, 1920{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Thomas Roderick Fforde|Thomas R. Fforde]]'''}} |
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Latest revision as of 18:08, 15 August 2022
Commander R.N.R. (retired) Charles Jancey Davis, R.D., R.N.R. (14 January, 1888 – 18 March, 1962) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Davis served most of the war in the battleship Ajax, seeing action at the Battle of Jutland.[1]
Davis was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 10 June, 1915.[2]
Davis was granted the rank of Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 30 June, 1919. He was to promoted to the rank on 10 June, 1920.[3]
Davis was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 4 December, 1928.[4]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Hibiscus 20 Oct, 1918[5] – 3 Feb, 1920[Inference] |
Succeeded by Thomas R. Fforde |
Footnotes
- ↑ Davis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/131. f. 132.
- ↑ Davis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/131. f. 132.
- ↑ Davis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/131. f. 132.
- ↑ Davis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/131. f. 132.
- ↑ Davis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/133. f. 132.
