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Medway served in {{UK-Conqueror}} from April to August 1914 when he was appointed to {{UK-TB34}}. He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 28 August, 1915 and was sent to {{UK-1Thames}} for instruction and service in submarines. The first such boat which was expressly specified was {{UK-J3}}, from mid-July to mid-October, 1916. He then went to {{UK-Rosario}}, which was tending the [[Hong Kong Submarine Flotilla]], and was placed in command of {{UK-C36}} and seemingly also ''Rosario'' and possibly the flotilla as a whole.<ref>Medway Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/154/26.|}} f. 26.</ref> | Medway served in {{UK-Conqueror}} from April to August 1914 when he was appointed to {{UK-TB34}}. He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 28 August, 1915 and was sent to {{UK-1Thames}} for instruction and service in submarines. The first such boat which was expressly specified was {{UK-J3}}, from mid-July to mid-October, 1916. He then went to {{UK-Rosario}}, which was tending the [[Hong Kong Submarine Flotilla]], and was placed in command of {{UK-C36}} and seemingly also ''Rosario'' and possibly the flotilla as a whole.<ref>Medway Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/154/26.|}} f. 26.</ref> | ||
− | In November 1917 Medway was blamed in a Court of Enquiry for damaging {{UK-C36}} by having chosen a poor place to conduct exercises which may have placed the boat in a near collision with a ship named ''Jung Took''[?]. Giving up command of ''C 36'' on 10 October, 1918, he was to take | + | In November 1917 Medway was blamed in a Court of Enquiry for damaging {{UK-C36}} by having chosen a poor place to conduct exercises which may have placed the boat in a near collision with a ship named ''Jung Took''[?]. Giving up command of ''C 36'' on 10 October, 1918, he was to take passage home in ''Monteagle''.<ref>Medway Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/154/26.|}} f. 26.</ref> |
On 11 January, 1922 he was lent to the [[Royal Australian Navy]] for the customary two-year term, but in July the R.A.N. indicated he was not required, and he was sent home, reverting to R.N. service on 22 October.<ref>Medway Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/154/26.|}} f. 26.</ref> | On 11 January, 1922 he was lent to the [[Royal Australian Navy]] for the customary two-year term, but in July the R.A.N. indicated he was not required, and he was sent home, reverting to R.N. service on 22 October.<ref>Medway Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/154/26.|}} f. 26.</ref> |
Revision as of 15:20, 4 October 2021
Commander Frederick Medway, (10 September, 1881 – 11 January, 1944) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Promoted to the rank of Gunner on 14 October, 1910, Medway was promoted to the rank of Mate on 28 August, 1913.[1]
Medway served in Conqueror from April to August 1914 when he was appointed to T.B. 34. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 August, 1915 and was sent to Thames for instruction and service in submarines. The first such boat which was expressly specified was J 3, from mid-July to mid-October, 1916. He then went to Rosario, which was tending the Hong Kong Submarine Flotilla, and was placed in command of C 36 and seemingly also Rosario and possibly the flotilla as a whole.[2]
In November 1917 Medway was blamed in a Court of Enquiry for damaging C 36 by having chosen a poor place to conduct exercises which may have placed the boat in a near collision with a ship named Jung Took[?]. Giving up command of C 36 on 10 October, 1918, he was to take passage home in Monteagle.[3]
On 11 January, 1922 he was lent to the Royal Australian Navy for the customary two-year term, but in July the R.A.N. indicated he was not required, and he was sent home, reverting to R.N. service on 22 October.[4]
Although he was commented on as being "not perhaps up to the usual standards" in terms of education or social grace, Medway was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 28 August, 1923.[5]
Having received some harsh subjective evaluations, Medway was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 10 September, 1926.[6]
World War II
After some shore-based work in 1938 to 1939, he was reverted to the Retired List on 30 November, 1939.
See Also
Bibliography
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by John A. Gaimes |
Captain of H.M.S. C 37 17 Oct, 1916[7] – 10 Oct, 1918[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Charles G. N. Graham |
Captain of S.M.S. UB 132 4 Jan, 1919[9] – 3 Jun, 1919[10] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Douglas M. Hervey-Macleay |
Captain of H.M.S. E 27 22 Jul, 1919[11] – 28 Nov, 1919[12] |
Succeeded by Alan D. L. Macpherson |
Preceded by Brian C. Gourley |
Captain of H.M.S. Sterling 10 Jul, 1924[13] – 21 Aug, 1924[14] |
Succeeded by Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee |
Footnotes
- ↑ Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.