Frederick Medway

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Commander Frederick Medway, (10 September, 1881 – 11 January, 1944) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Promoted to the rank of Gunner on 14 October, 1910, Medway was promoted to the rank of Mate on 28 August, 1913.[1]

Medway served in Conqueror from April to August 1914 when he was appointed to T.B. 34. He was promoted to the rank of Template:LieutUK on 28 August, 1915 and was sent to Thames for instruction and service in submarines. The first such boat which was expressly specified was J 3, from mid-July to mid-October, 1916. He then went to Rosario, which was tending the Hong Kong Submarine Flotilla, and was placed in command of C 36 and seemingly also Rosario and possibly the flotilla as a whole.[2]

In November 1917 Medway was blamed in a Court of Enquiry for damaging C 36 by having chosen a poor place to conduct exercises which may have placed the boat in a near collision with a ship named Jung Took[?]. Giving up command of C 36 on 10 October, 1918, he was to take passge home in Monteagle.[3]

On 11 January, 1922 he was lent to the Royal Australian Navy for the customary two-year term, but in July the R.A.N. indicated he was not required, and he was sent home, reverting to R.N. service on 22 October.[4]

Although he was commented on as being "not perhaps up to the usual standards" in terms of education or social grace, Medway was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 28 August, 1923.[5]

Having received some harsh subjective evaluations, Medway was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Template:CommRM on 10 September, 1926.[6]

World War II

After some shore-based work in 1938 to 1939, he was reverted to the Retired List on 30 November, 1939.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John A. Gaimes
Captain of H.M.S. C 37
17 Oct, 1916[7] – 10 Oct, 1918[8]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Charles G. N. Graham
Captain of S.M.S. UB 132
4 Jan, 1919[9] – 3 Jun, 1919[10]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Douglas M. Hervey-Macleay
Captain of H.M.S. E 27
22 Jul, 1919[11] – 28 Nov, 1919[12]
Succeeded by
Alan D. L. Macpherson
Preceded by
Brian C. Gourley
Captain of H.M.S. Sterling
10 Jul, 1924[13] – 21 Aug, 1924[14]
Succeeded by
Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee

Footnotes

  1. Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
  2. Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
  3. Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
  4. Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
  5. Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
  6. Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
  7. Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
  8. Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
  9. Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
  10. Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
  11. Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
  12. Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
  13. Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.
  14. Medway Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/154/26. f. 26.