Miles Brock Birkett
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Miles Brock Birkett ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Birkett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1905.[1]
Birkett was appointed in command of the destroyer Albatross in January, 1912.[2]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Radiant on 11 September, 1918.[3]
He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Caledon in April, 1926.[4]
He was also appointed in command of the light cruiser Cambrian on 1926.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Herbert M. Denny |
Captain of H.M.S. Albatross Jan, 1912[6] |
Succeeded by Clive Phillipps-Wolley |
| Preceded by Hugh T. England |
Captain of H.M.S. Colne Sep, 1913[7] |
Succeeded by Charles A. Poignand |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Tormentor 24 Jul, 1917[8] |
Succeeded by Percy J. Helyar |
| Preceded by Geoffrey S. Fleetwood-Nash |
Captain of H.M.S. Radiant 11 Sep, 1918[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Fischer B. Watson |
Captain of H.M.S. Caledon Apr, 1926[10] |
Succeeded by Hubert Ardill |
| Preceded by Malcolm L. Goldsmith |
Captain of H.M.S. Cambrian 1926[11] |
Succeeded by Richard H. O. Lane-Poole |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 889.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 889.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
