Charles Frederick Thorp
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
Thorp's promotion to the rank of Lieutenant was dated 3 June, 1889.[1]
Thorp was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1901.[2]
On 15 August, 1917, Thorp was appointed in command of the Eastern Coastguard District.[3] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 27 September, vice Nicholson,[4] and placed on the Retired List on 28 September.[5]
He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.[6]
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
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26007. p. 7553. 31 December, 1889.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
- ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 396s.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30332. p. 10504. 12 October, 1917.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30332. p. 10505. 12 October, 1917.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.
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.
