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{{SubRN}} Whitworth was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB67|f=t}} on 12 January, 1906.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Wednesday, 10 January, 1906.  Issue '''37913''', col F, p. 9.</ref>
 
  
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==World War II==
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Whitworth was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 January, 1940.<ref>Whitworth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/232.|D7576669}} f. 117.</ref>
  
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Whitworth was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 January, 1943.<ref>Whitworth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/232.|D7576669}} f. 117.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 20:57, 1 October 2016

Admiral William Jock Whitworth, K.C.B., D.S.O. (29 June, 1884 – 25 October, 1973) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Sub-Lieutenant Whitworth was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 67 on 12 January, 1906.[1]

Whitworth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 October, 1906.[2]

Whitworth was appointed in command of the destroyer Cockatrice on 20 March, 1913.[3]

Great War

Whitworth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 October, 1914.[4]

On 4 April, 1918, Whitworth was appointed in command of the destroyer Vidette.[5]

Whitworth was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918.[6]

Interbellum

Whitworth was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1925.[7]

Whitworth was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral in July, 1936.[8]

World War II

Whitworth was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 January, 1940.[9]

Whitworth was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 January, 1943.[10]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hubert A. Foster
Captain of H.M. T.B. 67
12 Jan, 1906[11]
Succeeded by
John A. Lees
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Cockatrice
20 Mar, 1913[12]
Succeeded by
George E. Matthews
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Orestes
7 Jun, 1916[13]
Succeeded by
Charles J. H. Du Boulay
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Vidette
4 Apr, 1918[14]
Succeeded by
Richard M. King
Preceded by
Claud F. Allsup
as Captain of H.M.S. Anzac
Captain of H.M.A.S. Anzac
11 Feb, 1919[15]
Succeeded by
Salisbury H. Simpson
Preceded by
Philip G. Wodehouse
Captain of H.M.S. Wryneck
5 Jan, 1923[16]
Succeeded by
Philip J. Mack
Preceded by
Wilfred N. Custance
Captain of H.M.S. Rodney
Feb, 1936[17] – Jul, 1936[18]
Succeeded by
Ronald H. C. Hallifax
Preceded by
Guy C. C. Royle
Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
7 Jun, 1937[19]
Succeeded by
Stuart S. Bonham-Carter
Preceded by
Geoffrey Layton
Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron
1 Jun, 1939[20] – 11 Mar, 1940
Succeeded by
Sir James F. Somerville
Preceded by
Sir James F. Somerville
Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron
10 Aug, 1940 – 8 May, 1941
Succeeded by
Lancelot E. Holland
as Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron
Preceded by
Sir Wilbraham T. R. Ford
Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth
Jun, 1944 – Jul, 1946
Succeeded by
Sir Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton
as Flag Officer Commanding Scotland and Northern Ireland

Footnotes

  1. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 10 January, 1906. Issue 37913, col F, p. 9.
  2. Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 292.
  4. Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
  6. Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
  7. Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
  8. Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
  9. Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
  10. Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
  11. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 10 January, 1906. Issue 37913, col F, p. 9.
  12. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392t.
  13. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396a.
  14. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
  15. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 730.
  16. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 291.
  17. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  18. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  19. "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 7 June, 1937. Issue 47704, col E, p. 10.
  20. "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 June, 1939. Issue 48320, col E, p. 9.

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