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[[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] '''George Walter Smith''' ([[13 June]], [[1865]] – | [[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] '''George Walter Smith''' ([[13 June]], [[1865]] – ?) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
On [[13 February]], [[1911]] Smith was appointed to ''President'' to take a Gunnery Course at the [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]], and on 6 March a Torpedo course. This was cancelled for on 3 March Smith was appointed to command the battleship [[H.M.S. Russell (1901)|''Russell'']]. | On [[13 February]], [[1911]] Smith was appointed to ''President'' to take a Gunnery Course at the [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]], and on 6 March a Torpedo course. This was cancelled for on 3 March Smith was appointed to command the battleship [[H.M.S. Russell (1901)|''Russell'']]. |
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Rear-Admiral George Walter Smith (13 June, 1865 – ?) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
On 13 February, 1911 Smith was appointed to President to take a Gunnery Course at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, and on 6 March a Torpedo course. This was cancelled for on 3 March Smith was appointed to command the battleship Russell.
Smith was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 4 November, 1915, and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 11 January, 1916.