Difference between revisions of "George Ernest Stapleton Petch"
m (→Life & Career) |
|||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
Petch was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1902. | Petch was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1902. | ||
| − | In January 1905 he received Their Lordships' severe displeasure or failing to carry out the Commander-in-Chief's orders to carefully inspect armoured hatches and raising and lowering gear, thereby contributing to the fatal accident to Midshipman [[Ronald Megaw Memorial Prize|Ronald Megaw]] in {{UK-Montagu}. | + | In January 1905 he received Their Lordships' severe displeasure or failing to carry out the Commander-in-Chief's orders to carefully inspect armoured hatches and raising and lowering gear, thereby contributing to the fatal accident to Midshipman [[Ronald Megaw Memorial Prize|Ronald Megaw]] in {{UK-Montagu}}. |
Petch was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 21 July, 1919. | Petch was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 21 July, 1919. | ||
Revision as of 10:30, 21 January 2018
Captain (retired) George Ernest Stapleton Petch, R.N. (7 September, 1867 – 29 November, 1950) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Cornwall. He left Britannia with five months' time gained. In January 1888, he was appointed to the ironclad battleship Temeraire in the Mediterranean, where he would remain until mid 1886.
Petch was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in September, 1889.
Petch was appointed to the third class protected cruiser Barracouta for navigating duties on 24 February, 1891.[1]
He gained a first class gunnery certifcate on 8 December 1893.
Petch was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1902.
In January 1905 he received Their Lordships' severe displeasure or failing to carry out the Commander-in-Chief's orders to carefully inspect armoured hatches and raising and lowering gear, thereby contributing to the fatal accident to Midshipman Ronald Megaw in Montagu.
Petch was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 21 July, 1919.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Norman C. Palmer |
Captain of H.M.S. Royal Arthur 4 May, 1907 – 11 Jun, 1907 |
Succeeded by Robert E. R. Benson |
| Preceded by Carlton V. de M. Cowper |
Captain of H.M.S. Empress of India 1 Apr, 1910[2] – 4 Feb, 1911 |
Succeeded by John D. Kelly |
Footnotes
