Charles Frederick Thorp

Admiral Charles Frederick Thorp, C.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (3 June, 1869 – 31 October, 1954) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Who was Who

THORP, Admiral Charles Frederick CBE 1919

Born 1869; s of Rev. Frederick Thorp, of Burton Overy, Leicestershire; m 1910, Annie Ethel, d of Geo. Handford; no c ; died 31 Oct. 1954

Royal Navy (retired)

CAREER Entered Royal Navy as Naval Cadet on board HMS Britannia, 1882; Sub-Lieut, 1888; Lieut, 1889; Comdr, 1901; Capt, 1906; Rear-Admiral, 1917; retired as RA, 1917; Vice-Admiral, 1922, Admiral, 1927, retired. Served European War, 1914–19; SNO Harwich, 1919

ADDRESS Spring Lodge, Prestbury Rd, Cheltenham

Bibliography

• "Admiral C. E. Thorp" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 2 November, 1954. Issue 53078, col E, pg. 6.

Service Record

• The National Archives. ADM 196/43.