Algernon Henry Chester Candy

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Algernon Henry Chester Candy (19 May, 1877 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Candy was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 76 on 15 June, 1897 for Manoeuvres.[1]

Candy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1909.[2]

Candy was appointed in command of the destroyer Boadicea in September, 1916.

In January, 1922, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Caledon.

See Also

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M. T.B. 76
15 Jun, 1897[3] – Aug, 1897[4]
Succeeded by
Stuart E. Holder
Preceded by
Albert P. Addison
Captain of H.M.S. Hazard
20 Nov, 1907[5]
Succeeded by
Apsley D. M. Cherry
Preceded by
Louis C. S. Woollcombe
Captain of H.M.S. Boadicea
8 Sep, 1916[6]
Succeeded by
Edwin H. Edwards
Preceded by
Ronald Howard
Captain of H.M.S. Defiance
1 Nov, 1919[7]
Succeeded by
Alexander R. Palmer
Preceded by
Everard J. Hardman-Jones
Captain of H.M.S. Caledon
Jan, 1922[8]
Succeeded by
Dudley B. N. North

Footnotes

  1. Candy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141 f. 503.
  2. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 13.
  3. Candy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/503
  4. Candy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/503
  5. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 325.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392n.
  7. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 758.
  8. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.