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Latest revision as of 18:38, 6 April 2022

Rear-Admiral Harry Philip Currey, O.B.E., C.B. (13 September, 1902 – ) 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.

Life & Career

Currey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1925.[1]

Currey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1933.[2]

Currey was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1937.[3]

Currey was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1941.[4]

Currey was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 98 July, 1953.[5]

He retired on 25 July, 1956.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Reginald F. Morice
Captain of H.M.S. Diomede
15 Sep, 1937[6] – 22 Dec, 1937[7]
Succeeded by
Percy F. P. Wood
Preceded by
Henry J. Haynes
Captain of H.M.S. Walker
18 May, 1939[8]
Succeeded by
Wilfred J. C. Robertson
Preceded by
George F. Stevens-Guille
Captain of H.M.S. Woolston
? – 18 May, 1939[9]
Succeeded by
Walter J. Phipps

Footnotes

  1. Uboat.net page on the man.
  2. Uboat.net page on the man.
  3. Uboat.net page on the man.
  4. Uboat.net page on the man.
  5. Uboat.net page on the man.
  6. "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), 15 Sept. 1937, p. 6.
  7. Wood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/186. f. 188.
  8. "Anti-Submarine Flotilla." The Times (London, England), 20 Apr. 1939, p. 26.
  9. "Anti-Submarine Flotilla." The Times (London, England), 20 Apr. 1939, p. 26.