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On 31 December, 1901, he was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}}.{{NLMar13|p. 15}}
 
On 31 December, 1901, he was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}}.{{NLMar13|p. 15}}
  
On 20 January, 1904, Christian was appointed Commander of [[H.M.S. Excellent (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Excellent'']],<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 January, 1904.  Issue '''37304''', col D, p. 12.</ref> an appointment which, said James, was "to our utter astonishment, and the astonishment of the whole fleet …"{{JamesSky|p. 52}}
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On 20 January, 1904, Christian was appointed Commander of [[H.M.S. Excellent (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Excellent'']],<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 January, 1904.  Issue '''37304''', col D, p. 12.</ref> an appointment which, said [[William Milbourne James|James]], was "to our utter astonishment, and the astonishment of the whole fleet …"{{JamesSky|p. 52}}
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==

Revision as of 16:46, 7 November 2015

Captain Harold Christian, Royal Navy (28 September, 1867 – ?) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Christian was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1891.[1] On 31 December, 1901, he was promoted to the rank of Commander.[2]

On 20 January, 1904, Christian was appointed Commander of H.M.S. Excellent,[3] an appointment which, said James, was "to our utter astonishment, and the astonishment of the whole fleet …"[4]

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry F. G. Talbot
Captain of H.M.S. Perseus
?
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Robert E. Vaughan
Captain of H.M.S. Brilliant
13 Sep, 1914[5]
Succeeded by
Colin K. MacLean
 

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 26121. p. 4. 2 January, 1891.
  2. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 15.
  3. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 30 January, 1904. Issue 37304, col D, p. 12.
  4. The Sky was Always Blue. p. 52.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 285.

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