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Latest revision as of 19:02, 10 November 2022
Commander (retired) Victor Isaac Griffith, (5 May, 1888 – 27 December, 1944) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Griffith was born in London, the son of J. C.[?] Griffith.[1]
Griffith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1910. During the Great War, he served as navigator in Yarmouth, Doris[?], Severn, Challenger and Caroline.[2]
Griffith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1918.[3]
Griffith was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 1 November, 1929.[4]
World War II
Griffith served in cable ships during the war.
He was appointed in command of the cable ship H.M.S. Lasso on 1 February, 1944. It is unclear what caused his death later that year.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles E. H. White |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 80 9 Aug, 1911[6][7] – 5 Feb, 1912[8] |
Succeeded by George Harris |
Footnotes
- ↑ Griffith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/39. f. 392.
- ↑ Griffith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/39. f. 392.
- ↑ Griffith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/39. f. 392.
- ↑ Griffith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/39. f. 392.
- ↑ Griffith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/39. f. 392.
- ↑ Griffith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/39. f. 392.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 4 Aug. 1911, p. 13.
- ↑ Griffith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/39. f. 392.
