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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]]. |
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− | + | Williams was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1900. | |
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− | + | 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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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gilbert Cyril William Crispin|Gilbert C. W. Crispin]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Syren (1900)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Syren'']]'''<br>15 Aug, 1913{{NLApr15|p. 398''n''}} – 10 Aug, 1915|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ernest Leslie Cardale|Ernest L. Cardale]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Henry Coppinger|Robert H. Coppinger]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Crusader (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Crusader'']]'''<br>10 Aug, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 393''f''}} – 29 Dec, 1915|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, First Baron Mountevans|Edward R. G. R. Evans]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Noel Gilbertson|George N. Gilbertson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Viking (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Viking'']]'''<br>29 Dec, 1915 – 29 Jan, 1916|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant|Henry G. L. Oliphant]]'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 11:40, 20 May 2019
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 Forster D. Arnold-Forster |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 98 21 Jul, 1903[2] – 20 Aug, 1903 |
Succeeded by Edward M. Bennett |
Preceded by Gilbert C. W. Crispin |
Captain of H.M.S. Syren 15 Aug, 1913[3] – 10 Aug, 1915 |
Succeeded by Ernest L. Cardale |
Preceded by Robert H. Coppinger |
Captain of H.M.S. Crusader 10 Aug, 1915[4] – 29 Dec, 1915 |
Succeeded by Edward R. G. R. Evans |
Preceded by George N. Gilbertson |
Captain of H.M.S. Viking 29 Dec, 1915 – 29 Jan, 1916 |
Succeeded by Henry G. L. Oliphant |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 383a.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393f.