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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
Gibson entered the Royal Navy ranked dead last in order of merit of sixty cadets accepted in the [[:Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of May, 1904|May 1904 intake term]] at {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}.{{ToL|Cadetships in the Royal Navy|Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374}}
Gibson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October 1911.{{NLJan15|p. 39}}
Gibson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October 1911.{{NLJan15|p. 39}}


Gibson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1919.{{NLJan20|p. 72}}
Gibson was appointed to {{UK-1Nubian}} 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.
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Gibson was appointed to {{UK-1Nubian}} 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.
Gibson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Plover|f=t}} on 2 December, 1918.  In February, 1919 he was appointed to command {{UK-1Medway}} where he remained until November, being promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1919.{{NLJan20|p. 72}} A series of courses followed, carrying him into 1924 at which point his service record is largely illegible, though some ship commands are evident.<ref>Gibson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/157.|D7576718}} ff. 513, 241.</ref>
 
==Post-War==
Gibson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Plover|f=t}} on 2 December, 1918.  In February, 1919 he was appointed to command {{UK-1Medway}} 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.<ref>Gibson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/157.|D7576718}} ff. 513, 241.</ref>


Placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 19 May, 1935.<ref>Gibson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/157.|D7576718}} ff. 513, 241.</ref>
Placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 19 May, 1935.<ref>Gibson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/157.|D7576718}} ff. 513, 241.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 23:02, 6 April 2022

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 entered the Royal Navy ranked dead last in order of merit of sixty cadets accepted in the May 1904 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia.[1]

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

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, being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1919.[4] A series of courses followed, carrying him into 1924 at which point his service record is largely illegible, though some ship commands are evident.[5]

Placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 19 May, 1935.[6]

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[7][8] – 17 Mar, 1916[9] 		Succeeded by
Percy N. Fletcher
Preceded by
George N. Gilbertson 		Captain of H.M.S. Myrmidon
17 Mar, 1916[10] – 17 Aug, 1916[11] 		Succeeded by
Oscar J. P. Lee
Preceded by
Godfrey R. Chambers 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 1
17 Aug, 1916[12] – Feb, 1917[13] 		Succeeded by
Frank E. Woodward
Preceded by
John B. Spurgin 		Captain of H.M.S. Acheron
1 Mar, 1917[14] – Dec, 1917[15] 		Succeeded by
Richard C. A. Littleton
Preceded by
Richard C. A. Littleton 		Captain of H.M.S. Rattlesnake
Dec, 1917[16][17] – 2 Dec, 1918[18][19] 		Succeeded by
George S. Harding
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Sportive
2 Dec, 1918[20] – Dec, 1918[21] 		Succeeded by
Henry P. Boxer
Preceded by
Henry P. Boxer 		Captain of H.M.S. Plover
Dec, 1918[22] – 15 Feb, 1919[23] 		Succeeded by
Philip A. Heyder
Preceded by
Philip A. Heyder 		Captain of H.M.S. Medway
15 Feb, 1919[24] – 10 Nov, 1919[25] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Basil L. Johnston 		Captain of H.M.S. Heliotrope
8 May, 1928[26] 		Succeeded by
Eric R. Corson
Preceded by
Herbert A. Forster 		Captain of H.M.S. Erebus
16 Dec, 1932[27] 		Succeeded by
Cecil C. F. Grey
Preceded by
Sir Atwell H. Lake, Bart. 		Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta
c. 1933[28] 		Succeeded by
Eustace Rotherham

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Cadetships in the Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 39.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 363.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 72.
  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. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393f.
  9. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 400.
  11. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241. Some inference as to day of month.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 400.
  13. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391a.
  15. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  16. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 890.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). pp. 868, 890.
  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. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 868.
  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.
  25. ↑ Gibson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/157. ff. 513, 241.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 244.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 237.
  28. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 18 Jan. 1933, p. 15.

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