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'''Geoffrey Wynne Walker-Jones''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{LCommRN}} '''Geoffrey Wynne Walker-Jones''', R.N. (Retired) (22 November, 1886 &ndash; 4 December, 1944)<ref>The Times (Wednesday, 6 December 1944), p. 1.</ref> was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
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Walker-Jones was appointed in command of the {{UK-Simoom|f=t}} on 14 June, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 907}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edwin Anderson Homan|Edwin A. Homan]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Simoom (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Simoom'']]'''<br>14 Jun, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 907}} &ndash; 1 Feb, 1920|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Eastwick-Field|Edward Eastwick-Field]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edwin Anderson Homan|Edwin A. Homan]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Simoom (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Simoom'']]'''<br>14 Jun, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 907}} &ndash; 1 Feb, 1920|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Eastwick-Field|Edward Eastwick-Field]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Wishart (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Wishart'']]'''<br>7 May, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 900}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Maxwell Alexander Christian Ritter|Maxwell A. C. Ritter]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Wishart (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Wishart'']]'''<br>7 May, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 900}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Maxwell Alexander Christian Ritter|Maxwell A. C. Ritter]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Grendon Tippet|Arthur G. Tippet]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vivien (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vivien'']]'''<br>22 Aug, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 286}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Douglas Adams Budgen|Douglas A. Budgen]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Antony Simpson|Henry A. Simpson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vivien (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vivien'']]'''<br>22 Aug, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 286}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Philip Hugh Calderon|Philip H. Calderon]]'''}}
 
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Latest revision as of 14:33, 10 January 2023

Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey Wynne Walker-Jones, R.N. (Retired) (22 November, 1886 – 4 December, 1944)[1] was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Walker-Jones was appointed in command of the destroyer Simoom on 14 June, 1918.[2]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Wishart on 7 May, 1920.[3]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Herbert I. N. Lyon
Captain of H.M.S. Nonsuch
29 May, 1917[4] – 14 Jun, 1918[5]
Succeeded by
John F. Bowyer
Preceded by
Edwin A. Homan
Captain of H.M.S. Simoom
14 Jun, 1918[6] – 1 Feb, 1920
Succeeded by
Edward Eastwick-Field
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Wishart
7 May, 1920[7]
Succeeded by
Maxwell A. C. Ritter
Preceded by
Henry A. Simpson
Captain of H.M.S. Vivien
22 Aug, 1923[8]
Succeeded by
Philip H. Calderon

Footnotes

  1. The Times (Wednesday, 6 December 1944), p. 1.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 907.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 900.
  4. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395z.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). pp. 854, 907.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 907.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 900.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 286.