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| − | '''Walter Thomas Arthur Bird''', D.S.C., ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} '''Walter Thomas Arthur Bird''', D.S.C., (10 October, 1885 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Bird was promoted to Acting Gunner ('''T''') on 28 June, 1912.<ref>Bird Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/23.|D8127923}} f. 23.</ref> | |
| − | Bird was | + | ==Great War== |
| + | Bird was appointed to {{UK-Mallard}} on 9 December, 1914.<ref>Bird Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/23.|D8127923}} f. 23.</ref> | ||
| − | Bird was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Bird was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 28 August, 1915.<ref>Bird Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/23.|D8127923}} f. 23.</ref> |
| − | Bird was | + | In December, 1915, Bird was asked to report at the Admiralty, leavingh ''Mallard''. One week later, he was appointed to join the {{UK-M26|f=t}}.<ref>Bird Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/23.|D8127923}} f. 23.</ref> |
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Bird was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the {{UK-Ouse|f=t}} on 16 December, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 857}} | Bird was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the {{UK-Ouse|f=t}} on 16 December, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 857}} | ||
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| + | Bird was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 28 August, 1923.<ref>Bird Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/23.|D8127923}} f. 23.</ref> | ||
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| + | Bird was placed on the Retired List with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 8 May, 1938.<ref>Bird Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/23.|D8127923}} f. 23.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 16:57, 6 September 2016
Commander Walter Thomas Arthur Bird, D.S.C., (10 October, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Bird was promoted to Acting Gunner (T) on 28 June, 1912.[1]
Great War
Bird was appointed to Mallard on 9 December, 1914.[2]
Bird was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 August, 1915.[3]
In December, 1915, Bird was asked to report at the Admiralty, leavingh Mallard. One week later, he was appointed to join the monitor M.26.[4]
Bird was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the destroyer Ouse on 16 December, 1917.[5]
Bird was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 28 August, 1923.[6]
Bird was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Commander on 8 May, 1938.[7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Thomas H. G. Barton |
Captain of H.M.S. Ouse 16 Dec, 1917[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by George F. Strickland |
Captain of H.M.S. Alresford 27 Oct, 1919[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Bird Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Bird Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Bird Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Bird Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/23. f. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 857.
- ↑ Bird Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Bird Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/23. f. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 857.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 725.
