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| − | Yorke was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Yorke was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1910.<ref>Yorke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/260.|D7605015}} f. 275.</ref> |
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Yorke was appointed in command of the {{UK-Skate|f=t}} on 2 July, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 908}} | Yorke was appointed in command of the {{UK-Skate|f=t}} on 2 July, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 908}} | ||
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| + | Yorke was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 365}} | ||
==Post-War== | ==Post-War== | ||
On 5 February, 1920, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Trinidad|f=t}}.{{NLDec20|p. 877}} | On 5 February, 1920, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Trinidad|f=t}}.{{NLDec20|p. 877}} | ||
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| + | Yorke was superseded in command of the {{UK-Darmouth|f=t}} in May, 1928 and placed on the Retired List with the rank of {{CommRN}}, being medically unfit due to sclerosis on 22 October, 1928.<ref>Yorke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/260.|D7605015}} f. 275.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 11:04, 11 June 2016
Commander (retired) Joseph Hugh Langdon Yorke, R.N. (20 September, 1888 – 16 July, 1936) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Contents
Life & Career
Born in New Zealand.
Yorke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1910.[1]
Yorke was appointed in command of the destroyer Skate on 2 July, 1917.[2]
Yorke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1918.[3]
Post-War
On 5 February, 1920, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Trinidad.[4]
Yorke was superseded in command of the Template:UK-Darmouth in May, 1928 and placed on the Retired List with the rank of Commander, being medically unfit due to sclerosis on 22 October, 1928.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George F. Hole |
Captain of H.M.S. Peterel 19 Feb, 1915[6] – late 1915[7][8] |
Succeeded by Alphonse M. Tulloch |
| Preceded by Paul Whitfield |
Captain of H.M.S. Tigress 11 Jun, 1916[9] – 4 Jan, 1917[Inference] |
Succeeded by Frank A. C. Baker |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Skate 2 Jul, 1917[10] |
Succeeded by Archibald A. Lovett-Cameron |
| Preceded by Edward T. Grayston |
Captain of H.M.S. Cicala 2 Jul, 1919[11] – 22 Dec, 1919[12][13] |
Succeeded by Robert G. M. D. Hunt |
| Preceded by Arthur R. Farquhar |
Captain of H.M.S. Trinidad 5 Feb, 1920[14] |
Succeeded by Vernon Hammersley-Heenan |
| Preceded by Henry M. Coombs |
Captain of H.M.S. Vanessa 15 Dec, 1922[15] |
Succeeded by Norman A. G. Ohlenschlager |
Footnotes
- ↑ Yorke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/260. f. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 908.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 365.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 877.
- ↑ Yorke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/260. f. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396l.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 908.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 746.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 746.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 745.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 877.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 827.
