Thomas Legge Barnardiston
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Jump to navigationJump to searchCaptain Thomas Legge Barnardiston (4 September, 1866 – 6 February, 1912) was an officer of the Royal Navy in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 August, 1888.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1900.[2] He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1905.[3]
In April 1906, he assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Theseus.
In March 1909, he was appointed as Captain of Mars.
He assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Ariadne in August 1910.
Barnardiston retired at his own request. He died in Haslar Hospital at 1 a.m. on 6 February, 1912.[4]
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Alaric W. J. Portal |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 37 May, 1894[5] |
Succeeded by David B. Nicol as Captain of H.M. T.B. 037 |
| Preceded by John A. Tuke |
Captain of H.M.S. Theseus 9 Apr, 1906[6][7] |
Succeeded by Sir Douglas E. R. Brownrigg, Bart. |
| Preceded by Francis G. Eyre |
Captain of H.M.S. Mars 19 Mar, 1909[8][9] |
Succeeded by Frank E. C. Ryan |
| Preceded by George P. E. Hunt |
Captain of H.M.S. Ariadne Aug, 1910[10] |
Succeeded by Edward L. Booty |
Footnotes
- ↑ Barnardiston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 414.
- ↑ Barnardiston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 414.
- ↑ Barnardiston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 414.
- ↑ Barnardiston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 414.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1894. p. 196.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month taken from predecessor. Tuke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 637.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Superseded his predecessor on that date. Eyre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 140.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
