George Haines Faulkner
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Captain George Haines Faulkner, C.B., D.S.C., R.N. (27 April, 1893 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Reverend Thomas G. Faulkner.
Faulkner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 21 October, 1914.
Post-War
Faulkner was appointed in command of the destroyer Thruster on 17 December, 1918.[1]
Faulkner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 21 October, 1922.
Faulkner was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1928.
Faulkner was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1935.
He was superseded in command of the sloop Bideford shortly after 14 November, 1938 by Douglas Young-Jamieson.[2]
World War II
Retired 2 January, 1945.
Reverted to Retired List on 29 October, 1947.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin |
Captain of H.M.S. Mystic 2 Apr, 1918[3] |
Succeeded by Gordon L. Simner |
| Preceded by George L. D. Gibbs |
Captain of H.M.S. Thruster 17 Dec, 1918[4] |
Succeeded by Daniel H. Rainier |
| Preceded by Guy L. Warren |
Captain of H.M.S. Berwick May, 1941[5] – Feb, 1943[6] |
Succeeded by Henry J. Egerton |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 919.
- ↑ Young-Jamieson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/44. f. 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 850.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 919.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
