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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | James | + | The son of Francis R. James, Esq., solicitor. |
− | James was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | James was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 November, 1917.<ref>James Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/130.|}} f. 130.</ref> |
− | James was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | James was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 November, 1925.<ref>James Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/130.|}} f. 130.</ref> |
− | James was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1938. | + | James was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1931.<ref>James Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/130.|}} f. 130.</ref> |
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+ | James was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1938.<ref>James Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/130.|}} f. 130.</ref> | ||
==World War II== | ==World War II== | ||
− | Retired 12 January, 1948. | + | Placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 12 January, 1948.<ref>James Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/130.|}} f. 130.</ref> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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− | * [ | + | * [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Percival+Henry+%28Gwynne+OR+guynne%29+James Service Records] |
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Revision as of 13:04, 27 March 2021
Captain Percival Henry Gwynne James, (12 May, 1896 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Francis R. James, Esq., solicitor.
James was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1917.[1]
James was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1925.[2]
James was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1931.[3]
James was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1938.[4]
World War II
Placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 12 January, 1948.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Alfred C. Collinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Stormcloud 14 Aug, 1925[6] – mid 1929[Inference] |
Succeeded by Walter J. B. Handley |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Antelope Jun, 1931[7] |
Succeeded by John A. Giffard |
Preceded by Herbert A. C. Lane |
Captain of H.M.S. Fearless 3 Jan, 1936[8] |
Succeeded by Kenneth L. Harkness |
Preceded by George E. M. O'Donnell |
Captain of H.M.S. Bee 15 Oct, 1938 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Terence H. Back |
Captain of H.M.S. Capetown 3 Nov, 1940 – 19 Jun, 1941 |
Succeeded by Henry H. Robson |
Preceded by Henry H. Robson |
Captain of H.M.S. Capetown 24 Sep, 1941 – 17 Nov, 1942 |
Succeeded by Henry H. Robson |
Footnotes
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
- ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 239.