Joseph Hugh Langdon Yorke
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Commander (retired) Joseph Hugh Langdon Yorke, R.N. (20 September, 1888 – 16 July, 1936) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in New Zealand.
Yorke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1910.[1]
Yorke was appointed in command of the destroyer Skate on 2 July, 1917.[2]
Yorke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1918.[3]
Post-War
On 5 February, 1920, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Trinidad.[4]
Yorke was superseded in command of the light cruiser Dartmouth in May, 1928 and placed on the Retired List with the rank of Commander, being medically unfit due to sclerosis on 22 October, 1928.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George F. Hole |
Captain of H.M.S. Peterel 19 Feb, 1915[6] – late 1915[7][8] |
Succeeded by Alphonse M. Tulloch |
| Preceded by Paul Whitfield |
Captain of H.M.S. Tigress 11 Jun, 1916[9] – 4 Jan, 1917[Inference] |
Succeeded by Frank A. C. Baker |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Skate 2 Jul, 1917[10] |
Succeeded by Archibald A. Lovett-Cameron |
| Preceded by Edward T. Grayston |
Captain of H.M.S. Cicala 2 Jul, 1919[11] – 22 Dec, 1919[12][13] |
Succeeded by Robert G. M. D. Hunt |
| Preceded by Arthur R. Farquhar |
Captain of H.M.S. Trinidad 5 Feb, 1920[14] |
Succeeded by Vernon Hammersley-Heenan |
| Preceded by Henry M. Coombs |
Captain of H.M.S. Vanessa 15 Dec, 1922[15] |
Succeeded by Norman A. G. Ohlenschlager |
Footnotes
- ↑ Yorke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/260. f. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 908.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 365.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 877.
- ↑ Yorke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/260. f. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396l.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 908.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 746.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 746.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 745.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 877.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 827.
