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'''Walter Cecil Tancred''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Walter Cecil Tancred''', C.B.E. (11 February, 1885 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Tancred was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1906. | |||
Tancred was | |||
Tancred was promoted to the rank of {{ | At the outbreak of war, Tancred was serving as the navigating officer in {{UK-RoyalArthur}}. In December 1914, he moved to the {{UK-Patia|f=t}}. | ||
Tancred was promoted to the rank of {{ | Tancred was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1914. | ||
Tancred was promoted to the rank of {{ | |||
In mid-March 1915, he was appointed to {{UK-Indomitable}}, but the next month to {{UK-Berwick}}, where he would remain until November. Before the war was out, he also navigated for {{UK-Vengeance}}, {{UK-Albemarle}}, {{UK-Dominion}} and {{UK-Erin}}. | |||
Tancred was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1919. | |||
Tancred was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 11 February, 1931. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 14:08, 7 January 2020
Captain (retired) Walter Cecil Tancred, C.B.E. (11 February, 1885 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Tancred was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1906.
At the outbreak of war, Tancred was serving as the navigating officer in Royal Arthur. In December 1914, he moved to the armed merchant cruiser Patia.
Tancred was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1914.
In mid-March 1915, he was appointed to Indomitable, but the next month to Berwick, where he would remain until November. Before the war was out, he also navigated for Vengeance, Albemarle, Dominion and Erin.
Tancred was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1919.
Tancred was promoted to the rank of Captain on 11 February, 1931.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George Wilson |
Captain of H.M.S. Crocus 15 Jul, 1925[1] |
Succeeded by John G. Bower |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 229.
