Geoffrey Eric Ridgeway

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Captain Geoffrey Eric Ridgeway, D.S.C., R.N., Retired (24 January, 1885 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ridgeway ranked forty-fourth among 62 successful candidates in examinations for entry to the Britannia intake term of September 1899, with 2206 marks.[1]

Ridgeway was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1906.

Ridgeway was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1914.

Post-War

Ridgeway was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1919.

World War II

Ridgeway was promoted to the rank of Captain on 8 May, 1946.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Harold G. C. Franklin
as Captain of H.M. T.B. 65
Captain of H.M. T.B. 065
11 Jul, 1907[2] – 1 Aug, 1909
Succeeded by
Roger L. Wiles
as Captain of H.M. T.B. 065
Preceded by
James F. Dewar
Captain of H.M. T.B. 5
1 Aug, 1909[3] – 8 Feb, 1910
Succeeded by
Roger V. Alison

Footnotes

  1. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 12, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35906.
  2. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 399.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 400.