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| − | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Barry Victor Sturdee''' (16 July, 1887 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Barry Victor Sturdee''', R.N. (16 July, 1887 – 21 February, 1951) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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| − | + | The son of Reverend E. J. Sturdee. | |
| − | Sturdee was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Sturdee was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1908. |
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Sturdee was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1916.{{NLJan19|p. 359}} | Sturdee was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1916.{{NLJan19|p. 359}} | ||
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| + | Vice-Admiral [[Cecil Fiennes Thursby|Thursby]] wrote of Sturdee on 25 August 1917, "eccentric and unstable character. In constant trouble with his officers." | ||
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| + | Sturdee was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 26 April, 1920 and promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} (retired) on 16 July, 1927. | ||
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Revision as of 15:23, 6 November 2017
Commander (retired) Barry Victor Sturdee, R.N. (16 July, 1887 – 21 February, 1951) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Reverend E. J. Sturdee.
Sturdee was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1908.
Sturdee was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1916.[1]
Vice-Admiral Thursby wrote of Sturdee on 25 August 1917, "eccentric and unstable character. In constant trouble with his officers."
Sturdee was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 26 April, 1920 and promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 16 July, 1927.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Herbert M. Denny |
Captain of H.M.S. M.16 16 May, 1916[2] – 24 Jul, 1917[Inference] |
Succeeded by Gerald L. Hodson |
| Preceded by Stafford H. Dillon |
Captain of H.M.S. Carnation 1 Oct, 1918[3] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Richard J. R. Scott |
Captain of H.M.S. Lupin 6 Dec, 1918[4] |
Succeeded by George C. H. Lawson |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 359.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 395i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 753.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 836.
