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Christian was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 January, 1891.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26121/pages/4 no. 26121.  p. 4.]  2 January, 1891.</ref>
 
Christian was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 January, 1891.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26121/pages/4 no. 26121.  p. 4.]  2 January, 1891.</ref>
  
On 20 January, 1904, Christian was appointed Commander of [[H.M.S. Excellent (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Excellent'']],<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 January, 1904.  Issue '''37304''', col D, pg. 12.</ref> an appointment which, said James, was "to our utter astonishment, and the astonishment of the whole fleet …"<ref>James.  ''The Sky was Always Blue''.  p. 52.</ref>  
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On 20 January, 1904, Christian was appointed Commander of [[H.M.S. Excellent (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Excellent'']],<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 January, 1904.  Issue '''37304''', col D, p. 12.</ref> an appointment which, said James, was "to our utter astonishment, and the astonishment of the whole fleet …"<ref>James.  ''The Sky was Always Blue''.  p. 52.</ref>  
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 17:52, 29 August 2012

Captain Harold Christian, Royal Navy (28 September, 1867 – ?) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Christian was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1891.[1]

On 20 January, 1904, Christian was appointed Commander of H.M.S. Excellent,[2] an appointment which, said James, was "to our utter astonishment, and the astonishment of the whole fleet …"[3]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 26121. p. 4. 2 January, 1891.
  2. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 30 January, 1904. Issue 37304, col D, p. 12.
  3. James. The Sky was Always Blue. p. 52.

Bibliography

Service Record

Naval Appointments
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