Alfred Edward Whitehouse

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Lieutenant-Commander Alfred Edward Whitehouse, R.N. (9 May, 1888 – 4 October, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Whitehouse was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1909.

Whitehouse was appointed in command of the submarine A 5 on 13 May, 1913.[1]

On 1 June, 1914, Whitehouse was appointed in command of the submarine C 4.[2]

Whitehouse was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1917.[3]

Whitehouse died when his L 10 was sunk by German destroyers after picking off the damaged torpedo boat S 33.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Basil A. Beal
Captain of H.M.S. A 5
13 May, 1913[4] – 1 Jun, 1914
Succeeded by
John de B. Jessop
Preceded by
George A. Saltren-Willett
Captain of H.M.S. C 4
1 Jun, 1914[5] – 17 May, 1916
Succeeded by
John D. A. Musters
Preceded by
Charles de Burgh
Captain of H.M.S. D 7
17 May, 1916 – 22 Jun, 1916
Succeeded by
Oswald E. Hallifax
Preceded by
Edward W. B. Ryan
Captain of H.M.S. D 1
22 Jun, 1916 – 29 Aug, 1916
Succeeded by
Charles A. W. Muir
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. E 32
29 Aug, 1916 – 27 Mar, 1916
Succeeded by
Theodore F. A. Voysey
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. L 10
27 Mar, 1918 – 4 Oct, 1918[6]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 301.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 385.
  3. The Navy List. (July, 1918). p. 364.
  4. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 301.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 385.
  6. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 141.