Charles Maurice Blackman
Captain Charles Maurice Blackman, D.S.O., R.N. (7 March, 1890 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
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Life & Career
Blackman was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 December, 1910.[1]
Blackman was appointed in command of the destroyer Fame on 9 December, 1913.[2]
He was thanked for attacking a submarine while in command of Ariel on 6 December, 1916. It was perhaps this action that would result in his winning a D.S.O. in 1919, which specifies it was for attacking a submarine.[3]
On 24 April, 1918 he was hospitalised for influenza. He was found fit in May.[4]
Post-War
Blackman was appointed in command of the destroyer Strenuous on 6 December, 1918 and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 December.[5]
Blackman was appointed in command of the destroyer Tara on 17 May, 1920.[6]
Blackman was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1924.[7]
In November, 1925, he was sent to the League of Nations to assist in a role that is not legible in his service record. On New Year's Day, 1929, he was appointed to Queen Elizabeth.[8]
Blackman was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1931.[9]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Ralph W. Wilkinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Fame 9 Dec, 1913[10] – 4 Oct, 1915[11][12] |
Succeeded by George Spencer |
Preceded by Arthur G. Tippet |
Captain of H.M.S. Ariel Jul, 1916[13] |
Succeeded by Frank A. Rothera |
Preceded by Arthur A. Scott |
Captain of H.M.S. Lawford Mar, 1917[14] – early 1918[Inference] |
Succeeded by Charlie F. Bush |
Preceded by Humphrey M. Robson |
Captain of H.M.S. Osiris 4 Mar, 1918[15] |
Succeeded by Edmund Johnstone |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Strenuous 6 Dec, 1918[16] |
Succeeded by Louis H. K. Hamilton |
Preceded by Henry A. Binmore |
Captain of H.M.S. Tara 17 May, 1920[17] |
Succeeded by Francis A. Trepess |
Preceded by Arthur Evans |
Captain of H.M.S. Vimiera 2 Jan, 1922[18] |
Succeeded by Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 316.
- ↑ Blackman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/336. f. ?.
- ↑ Blackman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/336. f. ?.
- ↑ Blackman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/336. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 870.
- ↑ Blackman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/336. f. ?.
- ↑ Blackman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/336. f. ?.
- ↑ Blackman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/336. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 394k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 858.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 870.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 836.