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Latest revision as of 16:34, 7 April 2022

Captain R.N.R. William Ansdell Thompson, R.D. (18 March, 1888 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Thompson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 2 August, 1915.[1]

Thompson was appointed in command of the destroyer Wizard on 6 April, 1916.[2]

Thompson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 2 August, 1923.[3]

Thompson was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 31 December, 1931.[4]

Thompson was promoted to the rank of Captain R.N.R. (retired) on 31 December, 1937.[5]

Thompson was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 3 December, 1944. He loved until 1959 at the very least, residing in Hull throughout his life.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frank R. Gandy
Captain of H.M. T.B. 077
15 Jun, 1915[7][8] – 6 Apr, 1916[9]
Succeeded by
Gilbert R. Gilbert
Preceded by
Arthur H. Hignett
Captain of H.M.S. Wizard
6 Apr, 1916[10][11] – 23 Jan, 1919[12]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/135/22. f. ?.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 945.
  3. Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/135/22. f. ?.
  4. Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/135/22. f. ?.
  5. Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/135/22. f. ?.
  6. Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/135/22. f. ?.
  7. Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/135/22. f. ?.
  8. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401b.
  9. Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/135/22. f. ?.
  10. Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/135/22. f. ?.
  11. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 945.
  12. Thompson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/135/22. f. ?.