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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | Born in Brunswick, Victoria. | + | Born in Brunswick, Victoria, the son of R. S. Gray, Esq.. |
| − | Gray was appointed to the {{UK-Magnificent|f=t}} from 10 April 1905. | + | Gray was appointed to the {{UK-Magnificent|f=t}} from 10 April 1905.<ref>Gray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref> |
| − | Gray was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 28 February, 1909. | + | Gray was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 28 February, 1909.<ref>Gray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref> |
| − | Gray was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 28 February, 1917. | + | Gray was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 28 February, 1917.<ref>Gray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref> |
| − | Gray was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 25 November, 1930. | + | From March 1922 into 1938, Gray would hold a series of appointments in the [[Naval Ordnance Department (Royal Navy)|Naval Ordnance Department]]. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 25 November, 1930.<ref>Gray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref> |
==World War II== | ==World War II== | ||
| − | From 1939, Gray worked in the Ordnance Inspection Department. | + | From 1939, Gray worked in the Ordnance Inspection Department.<ref>Gray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref> |
| − | Gray was granted the confirmed rank of {{CaptRN}} upon his reversion to the Retired List on 8 August, 1948. | + | Gray was granted the confirmed rank of {{CaptRN}} upon his reversion to the Retired List on 8 August, 1948.<ref>Gray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 12:05, 30 April 2023
From official officers' photograph in album of George Napier Tomlin.
Captain (retired) Oswald Stannus Gray, R.N. (7 August, 1888 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Brunswick, Victoria, the son of R. S. Gray, Esq..
Gray was appointed to the battleship Magnificent from 10 April 1905.[1]
Gray was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 February, 1909.[2]
Gray was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 28 February, 1917.[3]
From March 1922 into 1938, Gray would hold a series of appointments in the Naval Ordnance Department. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 25 November, 1930.[4]
World War II
From 1939, Gray worked in the Ordnance Inspection Department.[5]
Gray was granted the confirmed rank of Captain upon his reversion to the Retired List on 8 August, 1948.[6]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
- ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
- ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
- ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
- ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
- ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
