Difference between revisions of "Geoffrey Gowlland"

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Commander Geoffrey Gowlland, (3 March, 1903 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.

Gowlland was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 January, 1926.^[1]

Gowlland was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 January, 1934.^[2]

Gowlland was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1938.^[3]

He retired on 3 March 1953.^[4]

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Arthur A. Havers	Captain of H.M.S. Suffolk 4 Jun, 1942 – 23 Jun, 1942	Succeeded by Richard Shelley

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 ==Life & Career==
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+==World War II==
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 * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Geoffrey+Gowlland Service Records]
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