Charles Leslie Firth

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Captain Charles Leslie Firth, M.V.O., D.S.O.* (21 May, 1900 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Firth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1922.[1]

Firth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1930.[2]

Firth was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1935.[3]

World War II

Firth was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1941.[4]

He was Deputy in charge of Radio Direction Finding for at least part of the 1941-1943 period.[5]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hugh S. Bowlby
Captain of H.M.S. Broke
31 Jul, 1935[6][7]
Succeeded by
Selwyn V. Jephson
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Grafton
20 Mar, 1936[8]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Gerald H. Warner
Captain of Portsmouth Signal School
? – 26 Apr, 1948[9]
Succeeded by
John H. F. Crombie

Footnotes

  1. Firth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/14. f. 14.
  2. Firth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/14. f. 14.
  3. Firth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/14. f. 14.
  4. Firth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/14. f. 14.
  5. Firth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/14. f. 14.
  6. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 25 July 1935, p. 10.
  7. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 219.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 245.
  9. Crombie Service Record.