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'''Robert Tennant Park''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRNR}} (retired) '''Robert Tennant Park''', O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R. (15 April, 1885 – 30 March, 1957) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:29, 14 February 2024

Commander R.N.R. (retired) Robert Tennant Park, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R. (15 April, 1885 – 30 March, 1957) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Park was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 2 August, 1915.[1]

Park was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 32 on 26 February, 1917.[2]

He was demobilised on 14 February, 1919.[3]

Park was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 2 August, 1923.[4]

Park was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Commander on 15 April, 1930. He would be granted an exemption from naval service in 1939.[5]

In 1948 he reported that he was Chief Marine Superintendent of Coast Lines Limited & Associated Companies.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Harry C. Birnie 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 82
15 Feb, 1916[7][8][9] – 2 Mar, 1917[10] 		Succeeded by
Robert N. Taylor
Preceded by
Frederick F. W. Boehmer 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 32
26 Feb, 1917[11][12] – 13 Feb, 1919[13] 		Succeeded by
Frank A. C. Baker

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Park Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/98. f. 98.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.
  3. ↑ Perkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/186. f. 186.
  4. ↑ Perkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/186. f. 186.
  5. ↑ Perkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/186. f. 186.
  6. ↑ Perkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/186. f. 186.
  7. ↑ Perkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/186. f. 186.
  8. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Feb 17, 1916; pg. 7; Issue 41092.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401.
  10. ↑ Perkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/186. f. 186.
  11. ↑ Perkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/186. f. 186.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.
  13. ↑ Perkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/186. f. 186.

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