Walter Thomas Arthur Bird
From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to searchCommander Walter Thomas Arthur Bird, D.S.C., (10 October, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Bird was promoted to Acting Gunner (T) on 28 June, 1912.[1]
Great War
Bird was appointed to Mallard on 9 December, 1914.[2]
Bird was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 August, 1915.[3]
In December, 1915, Bird was asked to report at the Admiralty, leavingh Mallard. One week later, he was appointed to join the monitor M.26.[4]
Bird was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the destroyer Ouse on 16 December, 1917.[5]
Bird was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 28 August, 1923.[6]
Bird was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Commander on 8 May, 1938.[7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Thomas H. G. Barton |
Captain of H.M.S. Ouse 16 Dec, 1917[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by George F. Strickland |
Captain of H.M.S. Alresford 27 Oct, 1919[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Bird Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Bird Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Bird Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Bird Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/23. f. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 857.
- ↑ Bird Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/23. f. 23.
- ↑ Bird Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/23. f. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 857.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 725.
