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'''Henry Forrester''', D.S.C., ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} '''Henry Forrester''', D.S.C., R.N., Retired (11 October, 1887 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Forrester was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1910.
  
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Forrester was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1918.
  
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Forrester was appointed in command of the {{UK-Meteor|f=t}} on 29 October, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 845}}
  
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==Post-War==
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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.
Forrester was appointed in command of the {{UK-Meteor|f=t}} on 29 October, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 845}}
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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==
  
 
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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

  1. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 845.
  2. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 944.
  3. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395f.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396bb.
  5. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 395q.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 845.
  7. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 944.