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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gordon Fraser Hannay|Gordon F. Hannay]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Seraph (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Seraph'']]'''<br>6 May, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 269}} – 14 Apr, 1925|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gordon Fraser Hannay|Gordon F. Hannay]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Seraph (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Seraph'']]'''<br>6 May, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 269}} – 14 Apr, 1925|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Daniel Harvey Rainier|Daniel H. Rainier]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Wessex (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Wessex'']]'''<br>17 Apr, 1925 – 19 May, 1927|Succeeded by<br>'''[[ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Daniel Harvey Rainier|Daniel H. Rainier]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Wessex (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Wessex'']]'''<br>17 Apr, 1925 – 19 May, 1927|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederic Cyril Bradley|Frederic C. Bradley]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Eric Paul Vivian|Eric P. Vivian]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Wakeful (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Wakeful'']]'''<br>19 May, 1927 – 31 Aug, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 280}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Chaigneau Colvill|James C. Colvill]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Eric Paul Vivian|Eric P. Vivian]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Wakeful (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Wakeful'']]'''<br>19 May, 1927 – 31 Aug, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 280}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Chaigneau Colvill|James C. Colvill]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Alexander Cassidi|Robert A. Cassidi]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Viceroy (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Viceroy'']]'''<br>31 Aug, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 280}} – 1 Nov, 1929|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Donal Scott McGrath|Donal S. McGrath]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Alexander Cassidi|Robert A. Cassidi]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Viceroy (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Viceroy'']]'''<br>31 Aug, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 280}} – 1 Nov, 1929|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Donal Scott McGrath|Donal S. McGrath]]'''}} | ||
Revision as of 18:53, 17 December 2017
Commander Alastair Gordon Davidson, R.N., Retired (25 September, 1893 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of schoolmaster H. O. D. Davidson, Esq., J.P..
Davidson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 January, 1916.
Post-War
Davidson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 January, 1924.
Davidson was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 25 September, 1936.
World War II
Reverted to the Retired List on 2 April, 1946.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Gordon F. Hannay |
Captain of H.M.S. Seraph 6 May, 1924[1] – 14 Apr, 1925 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Daniel H. Rainier |
Captain of H.M.S. Wessex 17 Apr, 1925 – 19 May, 1927 |
Succeeded by Frederic C. Bradley |
| Preceded by Eric P. Vivian |
Captain of H.M.S. Wakeful 19 May, 1927 – 31 Aug, 1927[2] |
Succeeded by James C. Colvill |
| Preceded by Robert A. Cassidi |
Captain of H.M.S. Viceroy 31 Aug, 1927[3] – 1 Nov, 1929 |
Succeeded by Donal S. McGrath |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Weston 8 Sep, 1939 – 12 Jan, 1940 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
