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'''David Charles Cairns''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{RearRN}} {{HON}} '''David Charles Cairns, Fifth Earl Cairns''', G.C.V.O., C.B. (3 July, 1909 – 21 March, 1989) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. He was occasionally referred to as "Viscount Garmoyle". | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Cairns was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 2 October, 1931. | |||
Cairns was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | |||
Cairns was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | Cairns was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 2 October, 1939. | ||
Cairns was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on | |||
Cairns was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1943. | |||
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Retired in 1961. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+David+Charles+Cairns Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+David+Charles+Cairns Service Records] | ||
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Revision as of 14:50, 9 December 2020
Rear-Admiral THE HONOURABLE David Charles Cairns, Fifth Earl Cairns, G.C.V.O., C.B. (3 July, 1909 – 21 March, 1989) served in the Royal Navy. He was occasionally referred to as "Viscount Garmoyle".
Life & Career
Cairns was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 2 October, 1931.
Cairns was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 2 October, 1939.
Cairns was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1943.
Retired in 1961.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John W. M. Eaton |
Captain of H.M.S. Sheffield ? – 14 Nov, 1945[1] |
Succeeded by Kenneth L. Harkness |
Footnotes
- ↑ Harkness Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/124/211. f. 210.
