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Revision as of 12:45, 17 February 2022
Lieutenant-Commander Thomas Fleming Besant (22 December, 1883 – 14 September, 1914) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Liverpool, his father Edgar was a naval store-keeper.
Besant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1905.[1]
Besant was appointed in command of the submarine C 16 on 1 November, 1907.[2]
Besant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1913.
Besant died when he was lost along with his entire crew when AE 1 disappeared without a trace in September, 1914.[3]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. C 12 1 Nov, 1907[4] – 8 Aug, 1910 |
Succeeded by Donald Greig |
| Preceded by Harrington D. Edwards |
Captain of H.M.S. C 30 15 Aug, 1912[5][6] – 18 Jun, 1913 |
Succeeded by Godfrey Herbert |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.A.S. AE 1 28 Feb, 1914[7] – 14 Sep, 1914[8] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 286.
- ↑ Royal Australian Navy page on AE 1
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 286.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 5 Aug. 1912, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 395a.
- ↑ Royal Australian Navy page on AE 1
- ↑ Royal Australian Navy page on AE 1
