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Gibson was appointed to {{UK-Nubian}} as first lieutenant on 30 July, 1914 where he served under Commander [[Charles Ewer Cundall]].{{NLJan15|p. 363}}  This appointment ended on 15 June, 1915 when Gibson was appointed in command of {{UK-Crane}}.  Thereafter, he commanded a succession of torpedo craft during the war:  {{UK-Myrmidon}} from mid-March 1916, {{UK-TB1}} from August, 1916, {{UK-Acheron}} from February, 1917 and finally {{UK-Rattlesnake}} from December, 1917 through the end of the war.
Gibson was appointed to {{UK-Nubian}} as first lieutenant on 30 July, 1914 where he served under Commander [[Charles Ewer Cundall]].{{NLJan15|p. 363}}  This appointment ended on 15 June, 1915 when Gibson was appointed in command of {{UK-Crane}}.  Thereafter, he commanded a succession of torpedo craft during the war:  {{UK-Myrmidon}} from mid-March 1916, {{UK-TB1}} from August, 1916, {{UK-1Acheron}} from February, 1917 and finally {{UK-Rattlesnake}} from December, 1917 through the end of the war.


==Post-War==
==Post-War==

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Captain (retired) Arthur Kenneth Gibson (19 May, 1889 – 28 January, 1950) was an officer in the Royal Navy with an incredibly hard-to-read Service Record due to image quality.

Life & Career

Gibson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October 1911.[1]

Gibson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1919.[2]

Gibson was appointed to Nubian as first lieutenant on 30 July, 1914 where he served under Commander Charles Ewer Cundall.[3] This appointment ended on 15 June, 1915 when Gibson was appointed in command of Crane. Thereafter, he commanded a succession of torpedo craft during the war: Myrmidon from mid-March 1916, T.B. 1 from August, 1916, Acheron from February, 1917 and finally Rattlesnake from December, 1917 through the end of the war.

Post-War

Gibson was appointed in command of the destroyer Plover on 2 December, 1918. In February, 1919 he was appointed to command Medway where he remained until November. A series of courses followed, carrying him into 1924 at which point his service record is largely illegible, though some ship commands are evident.[4]

Placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 19 May, 1935.[5]

World War II

Gibson was promoted to the rank of Acting Captain on 1 November, 1939. His service in the war appears to have been largely one of being "on the books", though he did serve on a Selection Board. He reverted to the Retired List on 13 March 1946.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert H. Coppinger 		Captain of H.M.S. Crane
15 Jun, 1915[6][7] – 17 Mar, 1916[8] 		Succeeded by
Percy N. Fletcher
Preceded by
George N. Gilbertson 		Captain of H.M.S. Myrmidon
17 Mar, 1916[9] – 17 Aug, 1916[10] 		Succeeded by
Oscar J. P. Lee
Preceded by
Godfrey R. Chambers 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 1
17 Aug, 1916[11] – Feb, 1917[12] 		Succeeded by
Frank E. Woodward
Preceded by
John B. Spurgin 		Captain of H.M.S. Acheron
1 Mar, 1917[13] – Dec, 1917[14] 		Succeeded by
Basil R. Poë
Preceded by
Richard C. A. Littleton 		Captain of H.M.S. Rattlesnake
Dec, 1917[15][16] – 2 Dec, 1918[17][18] 		Succeeded by
George S. Harding
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Sportive
2 Dec, 1918[19] – Dec, 1918[20] 		Succeeded by
Henry P. Boxer
Preceded by
Henry P. Boxer 		Captain of H.M.S. Plover
Dec, 1918[21] – 15 Feb, 1919[22] 		Succeeded by
Philip A. Heyder
Preceded by
Philip A. Heyder 		Captain of H.M.S. Medway
15 Feb, 1919[23] – 10 Nov, 1919[24] 		Succeeded by
Colin Cantlie

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 39.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 72.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 363.
  4. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  5. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  6. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393f.
  8. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 400.
  10. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241. Some inference as to day of month.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 400.
  12. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391a.
  14. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  15. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 890.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). pp. 868, 890.
  18. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  19. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  20. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 868.
  22. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  23. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  24. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.

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