Charles Waterland Read
From The Dreadnought Project
Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. Charles Waterland Read, D.S.C. ( – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Read was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 3 April, 1916. He was found "entirely to blame" for two collisions on 30 May, 1916, and the Admiral Minesweepers declined to offer him command of another paddler for six months.[1]
Read was appointed in command of Royal Sapphire from 15 June 1917 to 17 September 1917.[2]
Read was appointed in command of Bichonstaffe[?] from 12 April 1918 to 16 September 1918.[3]
He was demobilised on 17 February, 1919.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Wetherby c. early 1918[5] – 12 Apr, 1918[6] |
Succeeded by Robert Hay-Dillon |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Banbury 16 Sep, 1918[7] – 6 Feb, 1919[8] |
Succeeded by John Wales |
| Preceded by ? |
Senior Officer, Eleventh Fleet Sweeping Flotilla 16 Sep, 1918[9] – 6 Feb, 1919[10] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Read Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/44/369. f. 187.
- ↑ Read Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/44/369. f. 187.
- ↑ Read Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/44/369. f. 187.
- ↑ Read Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/44/369. f. 187.
- ↑ Read Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/44/369. f. 187.
- ↑ Read Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/44/369. f. 187.
- ↑ Read Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/44/369. f. 187.
- ↑ Read Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/44/369. f. 187.
- ↑ Read Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/44/369. f. 187.
- ↑ Read Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/44/369. f. 187.
