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Revision as of 13:44, 25 March 2022
Captain (retired) George Vivian Barrett Faulkner, (18 March, 1897 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Reverend F. J. Faulkner, Clerk in Holy Orders passed out of the Training Establishment on the outbreak of war and was briefly placed in the battleship Victorious before being appointed to H.M.S. Neptune on 13 September, 1914. He would serve in her through the Battle of Jutland, where she operated as part of the First Battle Squadron. On 18 June, 1916 he was appointed to the destroyer Ambuscade. He would spend eleven months in this posting.[1]
Later in the war, Faulkner served in the destroyers Tetrarch (very briefly), Ulysses and Sabrina.[2]
Faulkner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1918, adjusted from May 1918.[3]
Faulkner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1926.[4]
Faulkner was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1932.[5]
Faulkner was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Captain on 14 May, 1947 and granted the War Service Rank of Captain. In 1948, he proceeded to Capetown, South Africa, to take up residence.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Gerald Curteis |
Squadron Navigating Officer, Second Cruiser Squadron 16 Aug, 1932[7][8] – 14 Dec, 1934[9] |
Succeeded by Brian B. Schofield |
| Preceded by Eric D. Brooke |
Captain of H.M.S. Saltburn 1 Jan, 1936[10] – 14 Jul, 1936[11] |
Succeeded by Nigel C. B. Cox |
| Preceded by Leslie S. Saunders |
Captain of H.M.S. Escapade 14 Jul, 1936[12] – 28 Jul, 1938[13] |
Succeeded by Cyril F. Tower |
| Preceded by Robert J. Shaw |
Captain of H.M.S. Dragon 26 May, 1942[14] – 26 Jul, 1942[15] |
Succeeded by Philip F. Glover |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Abercrombie 31 Dec, 1942[16] – late 1943[17] |
Succeeded by John L. Goatley |
Footnotes
- ↑ Faulkner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/119/63. f. 63.
- ↑ Faulkner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/119/63. f. 63.
- ↑ Faulkner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/119/63. f. 63.
- ↑ Faulkner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/119/63. f. 63.
- ↑ Faulkner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/119/63. f. 63.
- ↑ Faulkner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/119/63. f. 63.
- ↑ Faulkner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/119/63. f. 63.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). pp. 251-2.
- ↑ Faulkner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/119/63. f. 63.
- ↑ Faulkner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/119/63. f. 63.
- ↑ Faulkner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/119/63. f. 63.
- ↑ Faulkner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/119/63. f. 63.
- ↑ Faulkner Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/119/63. f. 63.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
