William Francis Budgen

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Lieutenant-Commander (retired) William Francis Budgen (5 January, 1881 – 24 February, 1922) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Secunderabad, India.

Budgen joined the Supplementary List at the rank of Lieutenant on 1 September, 1913.[1]

He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 3 September, 1920.[2]

Budgen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 September, 1921.[3]

Budgen was one of about seven Europeans who died in a cyclone at Chinde, East Africa that nearly destroyed the town.[4]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur M. Y. Dane
Captain of H.M.S. Laburnum
7 Apr, 1917[5][6] – 10 Oct, 1918[7]
Succeeded by
Thomas S. Edwards
Preceded by
Frederick C. Corbyn
Captain of H.M.S. Delphinium
8 Nov, 1918[8] – May, 1919[9]
Succeeded by
Daniel McDowell
Preceded by
Frank E. Woodward
Captain of H.M.S. Larkspur
30 May, 1919[10][11] – 10 Mar, 1920[12]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/218. f. 264.
  2. Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/218. f. 264.
  3. Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/218. f. 264.
  4. Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/218. f. 264.
  5. Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/218. f. 264.
  6. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 394y.
  7. Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/218. f. 264.
  8. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 775.
  9. Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/218. f. 264.
  10. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, May 31, 1919; pg. 18; Issue 42114.
  11. The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 799.
  12. Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/218. f. 264.