Walter Reginald Glynn Petre
Rear-Admiral (retired) Walter Reginald Glynn Petre, D.S.O., R.N. (14 December, 1873 – 26 December, 1942) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Petre gained five months' time on passing out of Britannia.[1]
Petre was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1896.[2]
Petre was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1907.[3]
Petre was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1915.[4]
Petre was appointed in command of the light cruiser Cleopatra on 29 November, 1918.[5]
Petre was placed on the Retired List at his own request on expiration of his foreign service leave upon his relief, on 21 March, 1923. He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 8 July, 1926.[6]
Petre died of peritonitis and a perforated appendix.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Vincent L. Bowring |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 102 Dec, 1900[7] – Dec, 1901[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Cecil H. France-Hayhurst |
Captain of H.M.S. Fervent 21 Jun, 1902[9] – 15 Oct, 1903[10][11] |
Succeeded by Claude Seymour |
| Preceded by Mervyn H. Cobbe |
Captain of H.M.S. Andromache 9 Jan, 1912[12] |
Succeeded by Reginald L. Crichton |
| Preceded by Forster D. Arnold-Forster |
Captain of H.M.S. Apollo 22 Nov, 1914[13] |
Succeeded by Arthur E. Wood |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Angora 11 May, 1915[14] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by The Hon. Arthur C. Strutt |
Captain of H.M.S. Cleopatra 29 Nov, 1918[15] – Mar, 1919 |
Succeeded by Charles J. C. Little |
Footnotes
- ↑ Petre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/434. f. 485.
- ↑ Petre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/434. f. 485.
- ↑ Petre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/434. f. 485.
- ↑ Petre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/434. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 758.
- ↑ Petre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/434. f. 485.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 276.
- ↑ Petre Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 256.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 400x.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p.758.
