Harold Thomas Armstrong

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Captain Harold Thomas Armstrong, D.S.O.*, D.S.C.* (12 July, 1904 – 30 March, 1944) served in the Royal Navy.

As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.

Life & Career

Armstrong was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1926.

Armstrong was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1934.

Armstrong was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1937.

Armstrong was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1941.

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Naval Appointments
Preceded by
James I. M. Ashby
Captain of H.M.S. Cricket
28 Oct, 1938[1] – mid 1939[2]
Succeeded by
Herbert V. Creer
Preceded by
William H. Selby
Captain of H.M.S. Wren
13 Jan, 1940[3] – 30 May, 1940[4]
Succeeded by
Frederick W. G. Harker
Preceded by
Godfrey N. Brewer
Captain of H.M.S. Maori
30 May, 1940[5] – 9 Jul, 1941[6]
Succeeded by
Rafe E. Courage
Preceded by
Alfred J. L. Phillips
Captain (D), Seventeenth Destroyer Flotilla
9 Oct, 1941[7] – 3 Dec, 1942[8]
Succeeded by
Robert St. V. Sherbrooke
Preceded by
Reginald M. J. Hutton
Captain (D), Nineteenth Destroyer Flotilla
Sep, 1943[9][10]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Harold P. Henderson
Captain (D), Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla
c. Jun, 1945
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 270.
  2. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  3. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  4. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  5. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  6. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  7. Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/20. f. 20.
  8. Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/20. f. 20.
  9. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  10. Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/20. f. 20.