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− | ''' | + | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Geoffry Bertram Smith''', R.N. (28 June, 1889 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. His first name was initially entered on his service record as "Geoffrey", but was explicitly corrected into its unconventional spelling. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Born in Cambridge, the son of tutor C. Smith, Esq., Geoffry gained two and a half months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in mid-September, 1905. | |
− | Smith was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Smith was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1910. |
− | Smith was | + | Smith was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the {{UK-TB29|f=t}} on 29 July, 1914.{{NLDec14|p. 400}} |
− | Smith was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Smith was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1918. |
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− | Smith was | + | Smith was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1923. |
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+ | Smith was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 28 June, 1935. In 1938, he was ordained as a Deacon in the Church. In 1939 he was made a temporary Chaplain in the {{RNVR}}, and commenced work with destroyers and small craft at Plymouth. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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− | {{WP| | + | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Geoffrey+Bertram+Smith Service Records] |
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Revision as of 16:24, 19 March 2018
Captain (retired) Geoffry Bertram Smith, R.N. (28 June, 1889 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy. His first name was initially entered on his service record as "Geoffrey", but was explicitly corrected into its unconventional spelling.
Life & Career
Born in Cambridge, the son of tutor C. Smith, Esq., Geoffry gained two and a half months' time on passing out of Britannia in mid-September, 1905.
Smith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1910.
Smith was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 29 on 29 July, 1914.[1]
Smith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1918.
Smith was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1923.
Smith was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 28 June, 1935. In 1938, he was ordained as a Deacon in the Church. In 1939 he was made a temporary Chaplain in the R.N.V.R., and commenced work with destroyers and small craft at Plymouth.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Philip W. S. King |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 29 29 Jul, 1914[2] – 14 Dec, 1914 |
Succeeded by Henry E. Horan |
Preceded by Robert L. Burnett |
Captain of H.M.S. Wallflower 1 Jul, 1927[3] – Aug, 1929 |
Succeeded by Leslie H. Ashmore |
Preceded by Noel L. Veresmith |
Captain of H.M.S. Centurion 29 Feb, 1932[4] |
Succeeded by Montague G. B. Legge |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 221.