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Captain (retired) Geoffry Bertram Smith, R.N. (28 June, 1889 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Cambridge, the son of tutor C. Smith, Esq..
Smith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1910.
Smith was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 29 on 29 July, 1914.[1]
Smith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1918.
Smith was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1923.
Smith was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 28 June, 1935. In 1938, he was ordained as a Deacon in the Church. In 1939 he was made a temporary Chaplain in the R.N.V.R., and commenced work with destroyers and small craft at Plymouth.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Philip W. S. King |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 29 29 Jul, 1914[2] – 14 Dec, 1914 |
Succeeded by Henry E. Horan |
Preceded by Delorest J. D. Noble |
Captain of H.M.S. Wallflower 1 Jul, 1927[3] – Aug, 1929 |
Succeeded by Leslie H. Ashmore |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 286.