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Admiral Charles Frederick Thorp, C.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (3 June, 1869 – 31 October, 1954) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Great War
On 15 August, 1917, Thorp was appointed in command of the Eastern Coastguard District.[1]
Who was Who
THORP, Admiral Charles Frederick CBE 1919
Born 1869; s of Rev. Frederick Thorp, of Burton Overy, Leicestershire; m 1910, Annie Ethel, d of Geo. Handford; no c ; died 31 Oct. 1954
Royal Navy (retired)
CAREER Entered Royal Navy as Naval Cadet on board HMS Britannia, 1882; Sub-Lieut, 1888; Lieut, 1889; Comdr, 1901; Capt, 1906; Rear-Admiral, 1917; retired as RA, 1917; Vice-Admiral, 1922, Admiral, 1927, retired. Served European War, 1914–19; SNO Harwich, 1919
ADDRESS Spring Lodge, Prestbury Rd, Cheltenham
Footnotes
- ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 396s.
Bibliography
- "Admiral C. E. Thorp" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 2 November, 1954. Issue 53078, col E, pg. 6.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
