Wyndham Forbes
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Commander (retired) Wyndham Forbes, (22 February, 1870 – 13 May, 1943) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Forbes was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 October, 1891.
Forbes was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 26 October, 1899.
Forbes was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 2 January, 1911.
Forbes was appointed in command of the yacht Jason II on 17 August, 1915. He was superseded in command on 1 January, 1918. In the last year of the war, he fulfilled some illegible role within the Auxiliary Patrol.
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Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Anthony F. Gurney |
Captain of H.M.S. Widgeon 5 Sep, 1900[1] – 1 Nov, 1901 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by William F. Blunt |
Captain of H.M.S. Esk 1 Nov, 1901[2] – 1 Jul, 1902 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Edward P. Ashe |
Captain of H.M.S. Tweed 1 Jul, 1902[3] – 16 Jan, 1904 |
Succeeded by Robert H. Keate |
Preceded by Edgar R. Morant |
Captain of H.M.S. Sharpshooter 14 Jul, 1904[4] – 24 Sep, 1904 |
Succeeded by Llewellyn Griffiths |
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