Irvine Gordon Glennie
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Admiral Irvine Gordon Glennie (22 July, 1892 – 8 September, 1980) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
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Glennie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1915
Glennie was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the destroyer Nepean on 19 March, 1918.[1]
Post-War
Glennie was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1928.
Glennie was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1933.
World War II
On 3 May, 1939, he was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Hood.[2]
Glennie was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 January, 1941.
Glennie was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 31 December, 1943.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Thomas B. Fellowes |
Captain of H.M.S. P36 3 Oct, 1917[3] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Charles R. Peploe |
Captain of H.M.S. Nepean 19 Mar, 1918[4] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Colin Cantlie |
Captain of H.M.S. Achilles Mar, 1936 – Jan, 1939 |
Succeeded by William E. Parry |
Preceded by Harold T. C. Walker |
Captain of H.M.S. Hood 3 May, 1939[5] |
Succeeded by Ralph Kerr |
Preceded by Alban T. B. Curteis |
Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station 1944 |
Succeeded by William Tennant |
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