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Pilkington was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1907. | Pilkington was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1907. | ||
Pilkington was appointed in command of the {{UK-C31|f=t}} on 14 November, 1912.{{NLJan15|p. 277}} He would be lost with her when she failed to return from a reconnaissance of Zeebrugge that she began on 4 January, 1915.{{HepperLosses|p. 31}} The 7th of January was assumed as his date of death for official purposes. | Pilkington was appointed in command of the {{UK-C31|f=t}} on 14 November, 1912.{{NLJan15|p. 277}} He would be lost with her when she failed to return from a reconnaissance of Zeebrugge that she began on 4 January, 1915.{{HepperLosses|p. 31}} The 7th of January was assumed as his date of death for official purposes, though it was allowed to have been as late as 11 January. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:28, 18 February 2025
Lieutenant George Pilkington (18 August, 1885 – early January, 1915) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Southampton the son of Captain Edward Pilkington, George named his mother as his guardian when his father passed away in 1904.
Pilkington was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1907.
Pilkington was appointed in command of the submarine C 31 on 14 November, 1912.[1] He would be lost with her when she failed to return from a reconnaissance of Zeebrugge that she began on 4 January, 1915.[2] The 7th of January was assumed as his date of death for official purposes, though it was allowed to have been as late as 11 January.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Anthony H. Goatley |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 34 19 Jan, 1906[3] – 9 Jul, 1906 |
Succeeded by Conyngham C. Denison |
| Preceded by Ernest T. Favell |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 25 Jun, 1906 – c. Jul, 1906 |
Succeeded by Patrick Macnamara |
| Preceded by Archibald M. Willoughby |
Captain of H.M.S. A 5 30 Oct, 1911[4][5] – 5 Feb, 1912 |
Succeeded by George T. W. Perkins |
| Preceded by John K. P. Sherlock |
Captain of H.M.S. A 13 5 Feb, 1912 – 14 Nov, 1912 |
Succeeded by Alton Wishart |
| Preceded by Kenneth J. Duff-Dunbar |
Captain of H.M.S. C 31 14 Nov, 1912[6] – early Jan, 1915[7] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 280.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Oct 23, 1911; pg. 4; Issue 39723.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 31.
