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Revision as of 16:35, 8 August 2018
Rear-Admiral Herbert Pott, M.V.O., Royal Navy, (31 May, 1886 – 4 August, 1945) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Pott was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1908.[1]
Great War
Pott was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1916.[2]
Post-War
On 12 August, 1914, Potts qualified as a signal officer under the old system.[3]
Pott was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1920.[4]
Pott was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1927.[5]
Pott was appointed in command of the light cruiser Cairo in August, 1928.
Pott was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 January, 1939 and was placed on the Retired List the following day.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by James A. G. Troup |
Captain of H.M.S. Cairo Aug, 1928[7] – 17 Sep, 1930[8] |
Succeeded by Eric P. Vivian |
| Preceded by Francis H. W. Goolden |
Captain of H.M.S. London 20 Jan, 1937[9] – 10 Jan, 1939[10] |
Succeeded by Reginald M. Servaes |
| Preceded by Alexander Farrington as Captain Superintendent of H.M. Dockyard and Senior Naval Officer, Invergordon |
Flag Officer in Charge, Invergordon 31 Aug, 1939 – 15 May, 1940 |
Succeeded by Charles G. Stuart |
| Preceded by Leicester C. A. St. J. Curzon-Howe |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C. Jun, 1940[11] – Sep, 1944[12] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
- ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
- ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
- ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
- ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
- ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 220.
- ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 252.
- ↑ Pott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/278. f. 310.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
