Edward James Courthope

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Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. Edward James Courthope, R.N.R. (15 June, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Courthope received training in paddle minesweepers in December 1915. On 14 March 1916 he was appointed to Balmoral.[1]

Courthope was promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. on 16 October, 1917.[2]

He was invalided from command of the paddle minesweeper Ascot in March of 1918. His temporary commission was terminated, as he was unfit, on 13 April, 1918.[3]

He was granted free passage to Australia.[4]

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Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Archibald H. Douglas
Captain of H.M.S. Ascot
7 Oct, 1916[5][6] – 21 Mar, 1918[7]
Succeeded by
Donald MacDonald

Footnotes

  1. Courthope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/43/10. f. 5.
  2. Courthope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/43/10. f. 5.
  3. Courthope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/43/10. f. 5.
  4. Courthope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/43/10. f. 5.
  5. Courthope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/43/10. f. 5.
  6. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391l.
  7. Courthope Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/43/10. f. 5.