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Latest revision as of 16:11, 7 April 2022
Captain Geoffrey Eric Ridgeway, D.S.C., R.N., Retired (24 January, 1885 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Ridgeway ranked forty-fourth among 62 successful candidates in examinations for entry to the Britannia intake term of September 1899, with 2206 marks.[1]
Ridgeway was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1906.
Ridgeway was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1914.
Post-War
Ridgeway was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1919.
World War II
Ridgeway was promoted to the rank of Captain on 8 May, 1946.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Harold G. C. Franklin as Captain of H.M. T.B. 65 |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 065 11 Jul, 1907[2] – 1 Aug, 1909 |
Succeeded by Roger L. Wiles as Captain of H.M. T.B. 065 |
| Preceded by James F. Dewar |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 5 1 Aug, 1909[3] – 8 Feb, 1910 |
Succeeded by Roger V. Alison |
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