William Stronack Foster Forbes

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Commander William Stronack Foster Forbes, O.B.E., R.N., Retired (24 July, 1879 – 10 May, 1949) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Forbes was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1902.

Forbes was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1910. He was retired on 5 May at his own request.

Forbes was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) in recognition of services rendered during the war with seniority of 11 November, 1918.

World War II

Retired as medically unfit on 4 April, 1944.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Rother
1 Aug, 1905[1]
Succeeded by
Christopher P. Metcalfe
Preceded by
William G. Howard
Captain of H.M.S. Kangaroo
28 May, 1906[2]
Succeeded by
Hugh T. Prichard
Preceded by
Francis R. Wood
Captain of H.M.S. Quail
17 Mar, 1908[3]
Succeeded by
Edward O. Tudor

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 369.
  2. The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 335.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 363.