Thomas Henry Powis
Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Thomas Henry Powis, (27 August, 1868 – 9 October, 1942) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Powis was promoted to the rank of Gunner on 1 July, 1895. On 28 August, 1895 he married Lottie Blanche Payne in Landport.
Powis assisted in the aftermath of the 1908 earthquake at Messina and received a medal for his efforts in August, 1912.
Powis was promoted to the rank of Chief Gunner on 1 April, 1912.
Powis was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 18 May, 1916. During the war, he served in T.B. 116 from 28 February 1914 to 18 December, 1914 when he was appointed to Spiteful for torpedo duties.
On 8 June, 1916 he was appointed to Greenwich for torpedo duties.
On 9 October, 1917 he was appointed to Actæon for torpedo duties. He remained there until being sent to the torpedo training school H.M.S. Vernon on 13 February, 1919.
Powis was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (retired) on 15 May, 1924.
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George H. Kelsey |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 42 26 Jul, 1905[1] – Feb, 1906 |
Succeeded by Ernest J. F. Tisdall |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 399.
