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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Atkinson received the [[Beaufort Testimonial]].
Atkinson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1934.  He was appointed executive officer in {{UK-Nelson}} on 16 August, 1938.{{NLMay39|pp. 3, 310}}
 
==World War II==
 
Atkinson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1940.{{NLDec41|p. 379}}


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 21:19, 13 October 2021

Captain Thomas Kenneth Whitmore Atkinson, (26 January, 1902 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.

Life & Career

Atkinson received the Robert Roxburgh Memorial Prize and the Beaufort Testimonial.

Atkinson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1934. He was appointed executive officer in Nelson on 16 August, 1938.[1]

World War II

Atkinson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1940.[2]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
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King's Harbour Master, Singapore
20 May, 1941
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (May, 1939). pp. 3, 310.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 379.