Difference between revisions of "Frederic Newton Attwood"
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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | Attwood was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1909. | + | Attwood was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1909.<ref>Attwood Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/45.|}} f. 396.</ref> |
| − | Attwood | + | During the war, Attwood served as torpedo officer in {{UK-Crescent}} and {{UK-PrinceOfWales}}. On 30 August, 1916, he went to {{UK-Vernon}} for a Whitehead Course. He remained in that appointment until being chosen as torpedo officer in {{UK-Valiant}} on 16 May, 1917, which seems to suggest he was perhaps instructing the course.<ref>Attwood Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/45.|}} f. 396.</ref> |
| − | Attwood was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Attwood was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 July, 1917.<ref>Attwood Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/45.|}} f. 396.</ref> |
| − | Attwood was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1929. | + | Attwood was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1922.<ref>Attwood Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/45.|}} f. 396.</ref> |
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| + | Attwood was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1929.<ref>Attwood Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/45.|}} f. 396.</ref> | ||
==World War II== | ==World War II== | ||
| − | Attwood was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 25 June, 1940 and placed on the Retired List the following day. | + | Attwood was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 25 June, 1940 and placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>Attwood Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/52/45.|}} f. 396.</ref> |
He died around early 1974, leaving an estate valued at £51,128.<ref>"Deaths." ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Mar 28, 1974; pg. 18; Issue 59050.</ref> | He died around early 1974, leaving an estate valued at £51,128.<ref>"Deaths." ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Mar 28, 1974; pg. 18; Issue 59050.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:04, 13 October 2021
Rear-Admiral Frederic Newton Attwood, C.B.E., Royal Navy (6 May, 1889 – c. March, 1974) served in the Royal Navy.
Some of his Service Records give his name as "Frederick".
Life & Career
Attwood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1909.[1]
During the war, Attwood served as torpedo officer in Crescent and Prince of Wales. On 30 August, 1916, he went to Vernon for a Whitehead Course. He remained in that appointment until being chosen as torpedo officer in Valiant on 16 May, 1917, which seems to suggest he was perhaps instructing the course.[2]
Attwood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1917.[3]
Attwood was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1922.[4]
Attwood was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1929.[5]
World War II
Attwood was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 June, 1940 and placed on the Retired List the following day.[6]
He died around early 1974, leaving an estate valued at £51,128.[7]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Cecil E. Brooke |
Captain of H.M.S. Laburnum 1 Sep, 1927[8] – Sep, 1929 |
Succeeded by Charles E. Hotham |
| Preceded by Guy L. Coleridge |
Captain of H.M.S. Despatch Jul, 1930[9] – May, 1931[10] |
Succeeded by William E. C. Tait |
| Preceded by William E. C. Tait |
Captain of H.M.S. Delhi 15 May, 1931[11] – May, 1932 |
Succeeded by The Hon. Edmund R. Drummond |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Glasgow Jul, 1937[12] – 20 Jan, 1938 |
Succeeded by Cyril G. B. Coltart |
| Preceded by Roderick B. T. Miles |
Captain of H.M.S. Defiance 9 Jan, 1939[13] – 4 Sep, 1939[14] |
Succeeded by Roderick B. T. Miles |
Footnotes
- ↑ Attwood Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/45. f. 396.
- ↑ Attwood Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/45. f. 396.
- ↑ Attwood Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/45. f. 396.
- ↑ Attwood Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/45. f. 396.
- ↑ Attwood Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/45. f. 396.
- ↑ Attwood Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/45. f. 396.
- ↑ "Deaths." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 28, 1974; pg. 18; Issue 59050.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 251.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 230.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 272.
- ↑ Inferred from Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
