Difference between revisions of "William David Gordon Weir"

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Commander William David Gordon Weir, O.B.E. (23 May, 1897 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Weir was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1919.

Weir was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1927.

Weir was placed on the Retired List on account of age with the rank of Commander on 23 May, 1942.

Reverted to the Retired List on 25 July 1947.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Henry A. Simpson	Captain of H.M.S. Vega 15 Nov, 1928^[1]	Succeeded by Mervyn S. Thomas
Preceded by Walter N. T. Beckett	Captain of H.M.S. Velox 2 Apr, 1931^[2]	Succeeded by Roger P. Selby
Preceded by Walter N. T. Beckett	Captain of H.M.S. Amazon 22 Sep, 1933^[3]^[4]	Succeeded by Hilary W. Biggs
Preceded by Alexander M. Donovan	Captain of H.M.S. Vanoc 22 Sep, 1933^[5]	Succeeded by John Bostock

↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 278.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 278.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 215.
↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Sep 19, 1933; pg. 7; Issue 46553.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 282.

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-{{CommRN}} '''William David Gordon Weir''', (23 May, 1897 &ndash; ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
+{{CommRN}} '''William David Gordon Weir''', O.B.E. (23 May, 1897 &ndash; ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
 ==Life & Career==
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+Weir was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 August, 1927.
-Weir was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on
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+Weir was placed on the Retired List on account of age with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 23 May, 1942.
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+Reverted to the Retired List on 25 July 1947.
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