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'''John Harold Smith-Wright''', R.N. (18 August, 1882 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CommRN}} (retired) '''John Harold Smith-Wright''', R.N. (18 August, 1882 – 19 Maarch, 1930) served in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==


He passed out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1897 ranked fifth of the sixty-four cadets who passed out, with 1785 marks.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence"  ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Dec 16, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35388.</ref>
Smith-Wright passed out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1897 ranked fifth of the sixty-four cadets who passed out, with 1785 marks.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence"  ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Dec 16, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35388.</ref>
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Smith-Wright was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1911.  He retired in May, 1912, but on the 30th he requested that this be cancelled, which it was.<ref>Smith-Wright Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/8.|}} f. 212.</ref>
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Placed on the Retired List at his own request on 25 August, 1920, Smith-Wright was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 18 August, 1922.<ref>Smith-Wright Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/8.|}} f. 212.</ref>
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==See Also==
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Revision as of 18:50, 16 September 2021

Commander (retired) John Harold Smith-Wright, R.N. (18 August, 1882 – 19 Maarch, 1930) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Smith-Wright passed out of Britannia in December, 1897 ranked fifth of the sixty-four cadets who passed out, with 1785 marks.[1]

Smith-Wright was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1903.[2]

Smith-Wright was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1911. He retired in May, 1912, but on the 30th he requested that this be cancelled, which it was.[3]

Placed on the Retired List at his own request on 25 August, 1920, Smith-Wright was promoted to the rank of Commander on 18 August, 1922.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Herbert F. Littledale 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 3
4 Mar, 1911[5][6] 		Succeeded by
Richard F. White

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" The Times (London, England), Thursday, Dec 16, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35388.
  2. ↑ Smith-Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/8. f. 212.
  3. ↑ Smith-Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/8. f. 212.
  4. ↑ Smith-Wright Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/8. f. 212.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 400.
  6. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 7 Mar. 1911, p. 7.


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