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{{CommRN}} '''Geoffrey Mainwaring Sladen''', (3 August, 1904 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CaptRN}} '''Geoffrey Mainwaring Sladen''', D.S.C., D.S.O.* (3 August, 1904 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Sladen was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 July, 1935.{{UBAlly|2292}}
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==World War II==
Sladen was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1941.{{UBAlly|2292}}
 
Sladen was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1946.  He retired on 7 July, 1955.{{UBAlly|2292}}
 
==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 16:23, 7 April 2022

Captain Geoffrey Mainwaring Sladen, D.S.C., D.S.O.* (3 August, 1904 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Sladen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1927.[1]

Sladen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1935.[2]

World War II

Sladen was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1941.[3]

Sladen was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1946. He retired on 7 July, 1955.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George B. H. Fawkes
Captain of H.M.S. H 50
1 May, 1934[5][6]
Succeeded by
Hugh P. de C. Steel
Preceded by
Guy H. Bolus
Captain of H.M.S. Shark
9 Jul, 1937[7]
Succeeded by
Peter N. Buckley
Preceded by
Mark T. Collier
Captain of H.M.S. Oswald
2 Aug, 1939[8] – Feb, 1940[9]
Succeeded by
David A. Fraser
Preceded by
Harold R. Conway
Captain of H.M.S. Titania
12 Jun, 1942[10] – early 1943[11]
Succeeded by
William R. Fell
Preceded by
Charles T. Addis
Captain of H.M.S. Sheffield
11 Jan, 1944[12] – 29 Mar, 1944[13]
Succeeded by
Charles T. Addis
Preceded by
Charles T. Addis
Captain of H.M.S. Sheffield
28 Aug, 1944[14] – Nov, 1944[15]
Succeeded by
Julian Liddell

Footnotes

  1. Uboat.net page on the man.
  2. Uboat.net page on the man.
  3. Uboat.net page on the man.
  4. Uboat.net page on the man.
  5. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 245.
  6. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, April 9, 1934, Issue 46723, p.7.
  7. "Changes in Command." The Times (London, England), 9 July 1937, p. 23.
  8. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  9. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  10. Uboat.net page on the man.
  11. Uboat.net page on the man.
  12. Uboat.net page on the man.
  13. Uboat.net page on the man.
  14. Uboat.net page on the man.
  15. Uboat.net page on the man.