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Wardle was appointed as Naval Secretary of the [[Ordnance Board (Royal Navy)|Ordnance Board]] on 15 February, 1910.<ref>Wardle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 245.</ref>
 
Wardle was appointed as Naval Secretary of the [[Ordnance Board (Royal Navy)|Ordnance Board]] on 15 February, 1910.<ref>Wardle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 245.</ref>
  
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Crescent}} on 10 February, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914).  p. 300.</ref>
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Wardle was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1915.
 
Wardle was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1915.

Revision as of 19:36, 13 November 2014

Vice-Admiral Thomas Erskine Wardle, D.S.O., (9 January 1877 – 9 May 1944) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Wardle was appointed as Naval Secretary of the Ordnance Board on 15 February, 1910.[1]

He was appointed in command of the Crescent on 10 February, 1913.[2]

Wardle was promoted to Captain on 30 June, 1915.

Captain

Wardle commanded Alcantara in her action against Template:DE-Greif on 29 February, 1916.

He was appointed in command of Dreadnought in January, 1918.[3]

On 13 June, 1918, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Danae.[4]

Post-War

He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calliope in June, 1923.[5]

He became Rear-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet for exactly two years, commencing on 30 April, 1924.[Citation needed]

He retired at his own request on 9 July 1926[Citation needed] and was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the retired list.

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Philip Streatfeild
Captain of H.M.S. Crescent
10 Feb, 1913[6]
Succeeded by
George Trewby
Preceded by
Arthur C. S. H. D'Aeth
Captain of H.M.S. Dreadnought
Jan, 1918[7]
Succeeded by
Maurice S. FitzMaurice
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Danae
13 Jun, 1918[8]
Succeeded by
Frederick C. Fisher
Preceded by
William D. Paton
Captain of H.M.S. Calliope
Jun, 1923[9]
Succeeded by
Wilbraham T. R. Ford

==Footnotes==

  1. Wardle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 245.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 300.
  3. Wardle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 245.
  4. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 773.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 300.
  7. Wardle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 245.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 773.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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