Walter Herman Gordon Fallowfield

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Captain Walter Herman Gordon Fallowfield (27 April, 1888 – 6 December, 1954) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Ayrshire, Fallowfield was raised by a Mrs. Mackintosh.

Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1910.[1]

Fallowfield was appointed to Basilisk as first officer on 7 January, 1914. He was made her captain on 9 May, 1915 when Commander Henry Haire-Forster was invalided. After Basilisk paid off on 31 May, 1918, Fallowfield was appointed in command of the destroyer Marvel on 22 June, 1918.[2]

Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1918.[3]

Fallowfield was appointed in command of the destroyer Veteran on 29 October, 1919.[4]

Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1924.[5]

Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1931.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry Haire-Forster
Captain of H.M.S. Basilisk
7 Jan, 1914[7] – early 1918[Inference]
Succeeded by
Villiers J. H. H. Sankey
Preceded by
Edwin A. Homan
Captain of H.M.S. Marvel
22 Jun, 1918[8] – 1 May, 1919
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Veteran
29 Oct, 1919[9]
Succeeded by
William J. Whitworth
Preceded by
John C. Leach
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland
Feb, 1939[10] – Feb, 1940[11]
Succeeded by
The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell
Preceded by
Everard J. Hardman-Jones
Captain of H.M.S. Ganges
? – 25 Apr, 1944[12]
Succeeded by
George L. D. Gibbs
Preceded by
Geoffrey A. B. Hawkins
Captain of H.M.S. Kent
Jan, 1945[13] – Sep, 1945[14]
Succeeded by
Philip H. Calderon

Footnotes

  1. Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
  2. Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
  3. Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 883.
  5. Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
  6. Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
  7. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391p.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 844.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 883.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. Gibbs Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/57/166. f. 371.
  13. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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