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| − | '''Frank Ripley Gandy''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CGunnerRN}} '''Frank Ripley Gandy''', R.N. (18 July, 1879 – 17 May, 1929) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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| − | + | Gandy was promoted to the rank of {{GunnerRN}} on 18 July, 1906 and confirmed in the rank on 11 April, 1908. | |
| − | Gandy was | + | Gandy was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB93|f=t}} on 9 May, 1911.{{NLMar13|p. 401''a''}} |
| − | + | On 1 August, 1914, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB077|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 401''a''}} | |
| − | Gandy was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Gandy was promoted to the rank of {{CGunnerRN}} on 13 September, 1918. He was pensioned as physically unfit on 6 November 1918, having been disgnosed with heart disease at Dover. |
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Latest revision as of 19:01, 6 April 2022
Chief Gunner Frank Ripley Gandy, R.N. (18 July, 1879 – 17 May, 1929) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Gandy was promoted to the rank of Gunner on 18 July, 1906 and confirmed in the rank on 11 April, 1908.
Gandy was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 93 on 9 May, 1911.[1]
On 1 August, 1914, he was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 077.[2]
Gandy was promoted to the rank of Chief Gunner on 13 September, 1918. He was pensioned as physically unfit on 6 November 1918, having been disgnosed with heart disease at Dover.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Leonard W. Brock |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 93 9 May, 1911[3] – 23 May, 1914 |
Succeeded by Fabian J. Pearse |
| Preceded by George Harris |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 077 1 Aug, 1914[4] – 15 Jun, 1915 |
Succeeded by William A. Thompson |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 401a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 402.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401b.
