Gerard Charles Muirhead-Gould

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Captain Gerard Charles Muirhead-Gould, D.S.C., R.N. (29 May, 1889 – 26 June, 1945) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in London, Muirhead-Gould listed his mother as his guardian upon joining the Navy in January, 1904.[1]

On 20 March 1909 he was admitted to Haslar Hospital for appendicitis, causing him to miss gunnery the following month. He did obtain a first-class certificate in Gunnery in August, however.[2]

Muirhead-Gould was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 December, 1910.[3]

During the war, he served in Defence, worked with armoured trains from January to September 1915, and then was briefly in Argonaut. On 3 December 1916 he was appointed to Emperor of India as flag lieutenant for the Rear-Admiral, moving with him to Colossus on 12 June, 1916. Later appointments placed him in Southampton, Birmingham and Lord Nelson for signalling.[4]

In 1918, he was "regarded" as qualifying in Signals. This notation in his Service Record is unusual.[5]

Muirhead-Gould was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 December, 1918.[6]

Muirhead-Gould was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1924. In 1926, he lost an anchor and cable from Bluebell through what was deemed an error in judgement.[7]

Muirhead-Gould was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1931.[8]

World War II

After being lent to the Royal Australian Navy on 3 February, 1940, he was placed on the Retired List on 9 July, 1941.[9]

Muirhead-Gould died of an acute heart attack.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Algernon R. Smithwick
Captain of H.M.S. Bluebell
1 Apr, 1926[10] – 12 Feb, 1927[11]
Succeeded by
Andrew Johnstone
Preceded by
Roderick B. T. Miles
Captain of H.M.S. Active
28 Apr, 1932[12] – May, 1933[13]
Succeeded by
Philip L. Vian
Preceded by
Melville A. Hawes
Royal Navy Naval Attaché to Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands
31 Jul, 1933[14] – 23 Jul, 1936[15]
Succeeded by
Thomas H. Troubridge
Preceded by
George P. Thomson
Captain of H.M.S. Devonshire
Nov, 1936[16] – May, 1939[17]
Succeeded by
Eric W. Bush

Footnotes

  1. Muirhead-Gould Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/100. f. 451.
  2. Muirhead-Gould Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/100. f. 451.
  3. Muirhead-Gould Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/100. f. 451.
  4. Muirhead-Gould Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/100. f. 451.
  5. Muirhead-Gould Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/100. f. 451.
  6. Muirhead-Gould Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/100. f. 451.
  7. Muirhead-Gould Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/100. f. 451.
  8. Muirhead-Gould Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/100. f. 451.
  9. Muirhead-Gould Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/100. f. 451.
  10. Muirhead-Gould Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/100. f. 451.
  11. Muirhead-Gould Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/100. f. 451.
  12. Muirhead-Gould Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/100. f. 451.
  13. Muirhead-Gould Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/100. f. 451.
  14. "Naval Attaches." The Times (London, England), 31 July 1933, p. 21.
  15. Troubridge Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/65. f. 65.
  16. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 230.
  17. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.