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Croysdale was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 1 January, 1916.  He was appointed to the {{UK-RoyalSovereign|f=t}} on 18 April, 1916 and fought in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]].<ref>Croysdale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/56/178.|}}  f. 178.</ref>
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Croysdale was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 1 January, 1916.  He was appointed to the {{UK-RoyalSovereign|f=t}} on 18 April, 1916.<ref>Croysdale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/56/178.|}}  f. 178.</ref>
  
 
Croysdale was appointed to the {{UK-Macedonia|f=t}} as navigating officer on 8 October, 1917.  He sailed for England in {{UK-Amazon}} on 21 January, 1918.  On 30 March, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB025|f=t}}.{{NLDec18|p. 957}}<ref>Croysdale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/56/178.|}}  f. 178.</ref>
 
Croysdale was appointed to the {{UK-Macedonia|f=t}} as navigating officer on 8 October, 1917.  He sailed for England in {{UK-Amazon}} on 21 January, 1918.  On 30 March, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB025|f=t}}.{{NLDec18|p. 957}}<ref>Croysdale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/56/178.|}}  f. 178.</ref>
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Revision as of 14:06, 15 August 2022

Commander R.N.R. (retired) Charles Nelson Croysdale (8 December, 1884 – 25 March, 1944) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Croysdale was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 January, 1916. He was appointed to the battleship Royal Sovereign on 18 April, 1916.[1]

Croysdale was appointed to the armed merchant cruiser Macedonia as navigating officer on 8 October, 1917. He sailed for England in Amazon on 21 January, 1918. On 30 March, he was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 025.[2][3]

Croysdale was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 1 January, 1924.[4]

Croysdale was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 16 June, 1927.[5]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Herbert K. Case
Captain of H.M. T.B. 025
30 Mar, 1918[6] – 1919[Fact Check]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Croysdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/178. f. 178.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 957.
  3. Croysdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/178. f. 178.
  4. Croysdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/178. f. 178.
  5. Croysdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/178. f. 178.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 957.