George Pilkington
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Lieutenant George Pilkington (18 August, 1885 – early January, 1915) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Southampton.
Pilkington was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1907.
Pilkington was appointed in command of the submarine C 31 on 14 November, 1912.[1] He would be lost with her when she failed to return from a reconnaissance of Zeebrugge that she began on 4 January, 1915.[2] The 7th of January was assumed as his date of death for official purposes.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Anthony H. Goatley |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 34 19 Jan, 1906[3] – 23 Jul, 1906[Inference] |
Succeeded by Conyngham C. Denison |
| Preceded by Archibald M. Willoughby |
Captain of H.M.S. A 5 30 Oct, 1911[4] – 5 Feb, 1912[Inference] |
Succeeded by George T. W. Perkins |
| Preceded by John K. P. Sherlock |
Captain of H.M.S. A 13 before 21 Jul, 1912[5] |
Succeeded by Alton Wishart |
| Preceded by Kenneth J. Duff-Dunbar |
Captain of H.M.S. C 31 14 Nov, 1912[6] – early Jan, 1915[7] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 31.
