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{{RearRN}} '''St. John Aldrich Micklethwait''', D.S.O.**, C.B. (4 March, 1901 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
 
{{RearRN}} '''St. John Aldrich Micklethwait''', D.S.O.**, C.B. (4 March, 1901 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 7 April 2022

Rear-Admiral St. John Aldrich Micklethwait, D.S.O.**, C.B. (4 March, 1901 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.

Life & Career

Micklethwait was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1922.

Micklethwait was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1930.

Micklethwait was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1935.

World War II

Micklethwait was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1940.

Micklethwait was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 June, 1950.

Retired 15 December, 1953.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frederick R. G. Maunsell
Captain of H.M.S. Wolverine
12 Aug, 1930[1] – 25 Sep, 1930[2]
Succeeded by
Hugh Gartside-Tippinge
Preceded by
Frederick R. G. Maunsell
Captain of H.M.S. Truant
2 Oct, 1930[3][4] – 13 Nov, 1931[5]
Succeeded by
Vessel Sold
Preceded by
John Bostock
Captain of H.M.S. Wren
14 Nov, 1931[6] – Dec, 1931[7]
Succeeded by
Richard C. V. Ross
Preceded by
Richard C. V. Ross
Captain of H.M.S. Sirdar
Dec, 1931[8] – 1932[Inference]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Guy S. Norrington
Captain of H.M.S. Rowena
16 Jul, 1932[9][10] – mid 1933[Inference]
Succeeded by
Trevylyan M. Napier
Preceded by
Michael W. Ewart-Wentworth
Captain of H.M.S. Beagle
18 Oct, 1933[11]
Succeeded by
Henry L. Oliver
Preceded by
Francis H. M. Vaughan
Captain of H.M.S. Vimy
Sep, 1938[12]
Succeeded by
Ivo T. Clark
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Eskimo
9 Dec, 1938[13] – 15 Nov, 1940[14]
Succeeded by
Edward G. Le Geyt
Preceded by
Philip K. Enright
Captain of H.M.S. Cardiff
27 Aug, 1941[15] – 2 Feb, 1942[16]
Succeeded by
George F. Stevens-Guille
Preceded by
David E. Cole-Hamilton
Captain of H.M.S. Sikh
21 Feb, 1942[17] – 14 Sep, 1942[18]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. Micklethwait Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/229. f. ?.
  2. Micklethwait Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/229. f. ?.
  3. Micklethwait Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/229. f. ?.
  4. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 275a.
  5. Micklethwait Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/229. f. ?.
  6. Micklethwait Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/229. f. ?.
  7. Micklethwait Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/229. f. ?.
  8. Micklethwait Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/229. f. ?.
  9. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, June 8, 1932, Issue 46154, p.4.
  10. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 268.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 217.
  12. "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 14 Sept. 1938, p. 15.
  13. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  14. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  15. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  16. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  17. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  18. Uboat.net page on the ship.