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Revision as of 09:44, 24 May 2017
Commander Christopher Powell Metcalfe, D.S.O. (25 March, 1873 – 30 September, 1935) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Metcalfe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in June, 1895.
Metcalfe was promoted to the rank of Commander in December, 1905.
Metcalfe was appointed in command of the destroyer Wear on 6 September, 1914.[1]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Michael H. Wilding |
Captain of H.M.S. Charger 29 Aug, 1905[2] |
Succeeded by Reginald G. Coplestone |
| Preceded by William S. F. Forbes |
Captain of H.M.S. Rother 31 Mar, 1906[3] |
Succeeded by George F. Hyde |
| Preceded by Vivian H. G. Bernard |
Captain of H.M.S. Argonaut 29 Sep, 1908[4] – 18 Jun, 1909[Inference] |
Succeeded by Carlton V. de M. Cowper |
| Preceded by Henry D. Wilkin |
Captain of H.M.S. Edgar 16 Apr, 1909[5] |
Succeeded by Charles L. Napier |
| Preceded by Oswald T. Hodgson |
Captain of H.M.S. Wear 6 Sep, 1914[6] – 16 Sep, 1915[7] |
Succeeded by Wellwood G. C. Maxwell |
| Preceded by Henry L. Cochrane |
Assistant Director of Naval Equipment late 1916[8] |
Succeeded by Hugh T. Walwyn |
| Preceded by Guy M. Marston |
Captain of H.M.S. Arlanza 13 Apr, 1918[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 397.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 368.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 307.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399i.
- ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 535.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 988.
