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Latest revision as of 14:23, 19 September 2022
Commander R.N.R. (retired) Gilbert Thompson, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R. (5 July, 1884 – 8 March, 1952) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Thompson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 2 August, 1915.[1]
Commanded the Admiralty whaler Rightwhale from 19 March to 21 August, 1918. He was demobilised on 14 March 1919.[2]
Thompson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 2 August, 1923.[3]
Thompson was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 5 July, 1929.[4]
World War II
In 1949, he reported that he was a Master in the Merchant Navy and was not fit for naval service owing to age. He died at Colombo in 1952.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Wesson C. H. Jones |
Captain of H.M.S. Marjoram 6 Sep, 1918[6][7] – 14 Mar, 1919[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/78. f. 78.
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/78. f. 78.
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/78. f. 78.
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/78. f. 78.
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/78. f. 78.
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/78. f. 78.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 842.
- ↑ Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/78. f. 78.
