Alfred Edward Whitehouse

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Lieutenant-Commander Alfred Edward Whitehouse, R.N. (9 May, 1888 – 4 October, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Whitehouse was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1909.

Whitehouse was appointed in command of the submarine A 5 on 13 May, 1913.[1]

On 1 June, 1914, Whitehouse was appointed in command of the submarine C 4.[2]

Whitehouse was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1917.[3]

Whitehouse died when his L 10 was sunk by German destroyers after picking off the damaged torpedo boat S 33.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Basil A. Beal 		Captain of H.M.S. A 5
13 May, 1913[4] 		Succeeded by
John de B. Jessop
Preceded by
George A. Saltren-Willett 		Captain of H.M.S. C 4
1 Jun, 1914[5] 		Succeeded by
John D. A. Musters
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. L 10
? – 4 Oct, 1918[6] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 301.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 385.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1918). p. 364.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 301.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 385.
  6. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 141.


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