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Wing Commander '''John Tulloch Cull''', R.N. (22 August, 1887 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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Wing Commander '''John Tulloch Cull''', D.S.O., R.N. (22 August, 1887 – 12 April, 1662) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Born in Colombo.
  
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Cull was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1909.{{NLMar13|p. 19}}
 
Cull was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1909.{{NLMar13|p. 19}}
  
 
Cull was appointed in command of the {{UK-C25|f=t}} on 5 October, 1911.{{NLJul13|p. 395''a''}}
 
Cull was appointed in command of the {{UK-C25|f=t}} on 5 October, 1911.{{NLJul13|p. 395''a''}}
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He received his aviation certificate on 15 January, 1914.  He was promoted to the rank of Flight Lieutenant on 1 July 1914.
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Cull was promoted to the rank of Flight Commander on 22 February, 1915 and was appointed to the R.N.A.S. the next day.
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Cull would earn his D.S.O. for conducting "two resolute and successful reconnaissances of {{DE-1Konigsberg}} on the East Coast of Africa under heavy fire" on 6 and 11 July 1915 as the enemy cruiser sought refuge in the Rufiji River.
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He was promoted to the rank of Squadron Commander on 1 January, 1916.
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Cull was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1917.
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He was promoted to the rank of Wing Commander on 30 June, 1917.  He was granted a permanent commission as a Wing Commander in the [[RRoyal Air Force]] on 1 August, 1919.
  
 
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Revision as of 10:01, 28 January 2020

Wing Commander John Tulloch Cull, D.S.O., R.N. (22 August, 1887 – 12 April, 1662) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Colombo.

Cull was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1909.[1]

Cull was appointed in command of the submarine C 25 on 5 October, 1911.[2]

He received his aviation certificate on 15 January, 1914. He was promoted to the rank of Flight Lieutenant on 1 July 1914.

Cull was promoted to the rank of Flight Commander on 22 February, 1915 and was appointed to the R.N.A.S. the next day.

Cull would earn his D.S.O. for conducting "two resolute and successful reconnaissances of Königsberg on the East Coast of Africa under heavy fire" on 6 and 11 July 1915 as the enemy cruiser sought refuge in the Rufiji River.

He was promoted to the rank of Squadron Commander on 1 January, 1916.

Cull was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1917.

He was promoted to the rank of Wing Commander on 30 June, 1917. He was granted a permanent commission as a Wing Commander in the RRoyal Air Force on 1 August, 1919.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Reginald T. Dimsdale
Captain of H.M.S. A 9
15 Dec, 1910[3] – 5 Oct, 1911
Succeeded by
John A. Gaimes
Preceded by
Herbert Call
Captain of H.M.S. C 25
5 Oct, 1911
Succeeded by
Rowland K. C. Pope

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 19.
  2. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 395a.
  3. The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 350.