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− | Born in India the son of Lieutenant-Colonel F. F. Minchin, R.A.. | + | Born in India the son of Lieutenant-Colonel F. F. Minchin, R.A., Henry entered the Royal Navy ranked 26th (tied) in merit of sixty cadets accepted in the [[:Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of May, 1904|May 1904 intake term]] at {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}.{{ToL|Cadetships in the Royal Navy|Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374}} |
Minchin was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 September, 1910. | Minchin was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 September, 1910. |
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Commander Henry Falkiner Minchin, R.N. (5 February, 1889 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in India the son of Lieutenant-Colonel F. F. Minchin, R.A., Henry entered the Royal Navy ranked 26th (tied) in merit of sixty cadets accepted in the May 1904 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia.[1]
Minchin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 September, 1910.
Minchin was appointed to Cornwallis to act as her Lieutenant (G) on 24 September, 1914.{CN}}
Minchin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 September, 1918.
Post-War
Minchin was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1923.
Placed on the Retired List due to non-service on 14 September, 1927.
World War II
See Also
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Preceded by Cecil R. E. W. Perryman |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 15 29 Jul, 1914[2] – 24 Sep, 1914 |
Succeeded by Thomas K. Maxwell |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Cadetships in the Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 400.