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Revision as of 17:51, 3 November 2018
Thurso is situated in Scotland, facing the Orkney Islands. It was a minor Royal Navy base in the Great War.
In Command
- Captain Arthur G. M. Meredyth, 27 July, 1915[1] – 22 May, 1919
The base was brought back into service in World War II
- Acting Captain Percy F. Newcombe, 9 August, 1939[2] – 17 March, 1944[3]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 918.
- ↑ Newcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/56. f. ?.
- ↑ Newcombe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/56. f. ?.