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− | '''Francis Cuthbert Platt''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Francis Cuthbert Platt''', D.S.O., R.N. (13 August, 1885 – 15 February, 1941) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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− | + | Platt was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 July, 1907. | |
− | Platt was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | + | Platt was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 July, 1915. |
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Appointed as gunnery officer in {{UK-Glory}} on 13 July, 1916. | Appointed as gunnery officer in {{UK-Glory}} on 13 July, 1916. | ||
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+ | On May 8, 1918, Platt's {{UK-Wallflower|f=t}} sank {{DE-U32}} forty miles northwest of Malta in a convoy action. | ||
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+ | Platt was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 June, 1927. | ||
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+ | ==World War II== | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 14:11, 16 November 2019
Commander (retired) Francis Cuthbert Platt, D.S.O., R.N. (13 August, 1885 – 15 February, 1941) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Platt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1907.
Platt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 July, 1915.
Appointed as gunnery officer in Glory on 13 July, 1916.
On May 8, 1918, Platt's sweeping sloop Wallflower sank U 32 forty miles northwest of Malta in a convoy action.
Platt was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 June, 1927.
World War II
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Guy R. Livingstone |
Captain of H.M.S. Wallflower 7 Nov, 1917[1] – 30 Jan, 1920 |
Succeeded by Harold A. Knight |
Preceded by Cosmo A. O. Douglas |
Captain of H.M.S. Dwarf 6 Jul, 1920 – 13 Dec, 1922 |
Succeeded by Stephen Phillimore |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 941.