Charles Eric Seaburne Farrant
Captain Charles Eric Seaburne Farrant, R.N. (17 November, 1891 – 29 October, 1951) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
His father was the governor of a prison.
Great War
Farrant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 August, 1914.[1]
Farrant was allegedly in command of the destroyer Kennet on 8 March, 1915, when she and other destroyers assisted the mined battleship Ocean in the Dardanelles,[2] but this contradicts the Navy Lists and his service record, which indicates he was first Lieutenant in Scorpion at the time.[3]
Farrant was appointed to Halcyon for command of the armed trawler George Brown on 10 September, 1917. He was discharged in April, 1918.[4]
Post-War
On 12 December 1918, Farrant was appointed in command of a group of minesweepers that was to be sent to the Rhine. He remained so engaged until 6 October, 1920. Within the month, he was appointed to Royal Sovereign.[5]
Farrant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 August, 1922.[6]
Farrant was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1928.[7]
Farrant was promoted to the rank of Captain on 10 October, 1938.[8]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Robert A. Hornell |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 14 18 Nov, 1916[9] |
Succeeded by Loben E. H. Maund |
Footnotes
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 77-8.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ Farrant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/41. f. 41.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 400.
