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− | '''Henry Forrester''', D.S.C., ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} '''Henry Forrester''', D.S.C., R.N., Retired (11 October, 1887 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Forrester was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1910. | |
− | Forrester was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | + | Forrester was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1918. |
− | Forrester was | + | Forrester was appointed in command of the {{UK-Meteor|f=t}} on 29 October, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 845}} |
− | + | ==Post-War== | |
− | - | + | An appointment in command of {{UK-Winchester}} for 10 May, 1919{{NLJun19|p. 944}} was annulled, and Forrester instead went on six months' half-pay. |
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+ | Retired at his own request on 2 February, 1920. | ||
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+ | Forrester was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 11 October, 1927. | ||
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+ | ==World War II== | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 16:58, 21 August 2017
Commander Henry Forrester, D.S.C., R.N., Retired (11 October, 1887 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Forrester was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1910.
Forrester was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1918.
Forrester was appointed in command of the destroyer Meteor on 29 October, 1918.[1]
Post-War
An appointment in command of Winchester for 10 May, 1919[2] was annulled, and Forrester instead went on six months' half-pay.
Retired at his own request on 2 February, 1920.
Forrester was promoted to the rank of Commander on 11 October, 1927.
World War II
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Montague R. Bernard |
Captain of H.M.S. Kangaroo 6 Jan, 1915[3] |
Succeeded by Donald Mansfield |
Preceded by James R. C. Cavendish |
Captain of H.M.S. Midge Jun, 1916[4] – 1917[Inference] |
Succeeded by Ralph G. H. Izat |
Preceded by Robert A. Hornell |
Captain of H.M.S. Meteor 25 Jun, 1917[5] |
Succeeded by Henry Forrester |
Preceded by Henry Forrester |
Captain of H.M.S. Meteor 29 Oct, 1918[6] – 1919[Fact Check] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by John L. Field |
Captain of H.M.S. Winchester 10 May, 1919[7] |
Succeeded by The Hon. George Fraser |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 845.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 944.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396bb.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 395q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 845.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 944.