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− | '''Thomas Christopher Harry Williams''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} '''Thomas Christopher Harry Williams''', M.V.O., R.N. (12 August, 1878 – 29 January, 1916) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Williams was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1900. | |
− | Williams was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Williams was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1913. |
− | Williams was | + | Williams was appointed in command of the {{UK-Syren|f=t}} on 15 August, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 383''a''}} |
− | + | Williams was appointed in command of {{UK-Viking}} on 29 December, 1915. He died when she struck a mine off the southeast coast of England on 92 January, 1916. | |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 17:35, 18 November 2017
Commander Thomas Christopher Harry Williams, M.V.O., R.N. (12 August, 1878 – 29 January, 1916) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Williams was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1900.
Williams was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.
Williams was appointed in command of the destroyer Syren on 15 August, 1913.[1]
Williams was appointed in command of Viking on 29 December, 1915. He died when she struck a mine off the southeast coast of England on 92 January, 1916.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Gilbert C. W. Crispin |
Captain of H.M.S. Syren 15 Aug, 1913[2] – mid 1915 |
Succeeded by Ernest L. Cardale |
Preceded by Robert H. Coppinger |
Captain of H.M.S. Crusader 10 Aug, 1915[3] |
Succeeded by Edward R. G. R. Evans |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 383a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393f.