Max Alan Chapman

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Commander Max Alan Chapman, R.N., Retired (15 May, 1893 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Chapman was, as is noted simply in his service record, a "colonial".

Chapman passed out of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in April, 1910 ranked third of 77 cadets in marks on the Part I examination.[1]

Chapman was promoted to the rank of Midshipman on 15 January, 1911.[2]

Chapman was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1915.

Chapman was appointed in command of the destroyer Dee on 29 October, 1918.[3]

Post-War

Chapman was placed on the Retired List at his own request with a gratuity on 23 June, 1920.

Chapman was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (retired) on 15 April, 1923.

Chapman was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 15 May, 1933.

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John E. P. Bickford
Captain of H.M.S. Dee
29 Oct, 1918[4] – 17 Feb, 1919
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Apr 30, 1910; pg. 5; Issue 39260.
  2. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 14.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 774.
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 774.