Difference between revisions of "Herbert Pott"

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Rear-Admiral Herbert Pott, M.V.O., Royal Navy, (31 May, 1886 – 4 August, 1945) served in the Royal Navy.

Pott was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1908.^[1]

Pott was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1916.^[2]

On 12 August, 1914, Pott qualified as a signal officer under the old system.^[3]

Pott was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1920.^[4]

Pott was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1927.^[5]

Pott was appointed in command of the light cruiser Cairo in August, 1928.

Pott was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 January, 1939 and was placed on the Retired List the following day.^[6]

Naval Appointments
Preceded by James A. G. Troup	Captain of H.M.S. Cairo Aug, 1928^[7] – 17 Sep, 1930^[8]	Succeeded by Eric P. Vivian
Preceded by Richard H. L. Bevan	Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Rome ? – 2 Aug, 1936^[9]	Succeeded by Robert H. Bevan
Preceded by Francis H. W. Goolden	Captain of H.M.S. London 20 Jan, 1937^[10] – 10 Jan, 1939^[11]	Succeeded by Reginald M. Servaes
Preceded by Alexander Farrington as Captain Superintendent of H.M. Dockyard and Senior Naval Officer, Invergordon	Flag Officer in Charge, Invergordon 31 Aug, 1939 – 15 May, 1940	Succeeded by Charles G. Stuart
Preceded by Leicester C. A. St. J. Curzon-Howe	Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C. 11 Jun, 1940^[12] – Sep, 1944^[13]	Succeeded by ?

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 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Andrew Gardiner Troup|James A. G. Troup]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cairo (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cairo'']]'''<br>Aug, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 220}} &ndash; 17 Sep, 1930<ref>Pott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/278.|}} f. 310.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Eric Paul Vivian|Eric P. Vivian]]'''}}
+{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Hugh Loraine Bevan|Richard H. L. Bevan]]'''|'''[[Naval Attaché (Royal Navy)|Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Rome]]'''<br>? &ndash; 2 Aug, 1936<ref>Bevan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/62.}} f. 62.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Hesketh Bevan|Robert H. Bevan]]'''}}
 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Hugh Walter Goolden|Francis H. W. Goolden]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. London (1927)|Captain of H.M.S. ''London'']]'''<br>20 Jan, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 252}} &ndash; 10 Jan, 1939<ref>Pott Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/278.|}} f. 310.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Maxwell Servaes|Reginald M. Servaes]]'''}}
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