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Revision as of 12:51, 30 August 2016

Henry Gerard Laurence Oliphant, M.V.O., D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Oliphant was appointed as Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Banshee in 1908.[1]

Oliphant was appointed in command of the destroyer Amazon on 17 January, 1911.[2]

On 29 July, 1914, Oliphant was appointed in command of the destroyer Amazon.[3]

He commanded the destroyer Viking at the Battle of Dover Strait on the night of 26-27 October, 1916.[4]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Basil G. Washington
Captain of H.M.S. Banshee
1908[5] – 1910
Succeeded by
Douglas Faviell
Preceded by
John B. Sparks
Captain of H.M.S. Amazon
17 Jan, 1911[6] – 1 May, 1914
Succeeded by
Henry G. L. Oliphant
Preceded by
Henry G. L. Oliphant
Captain of H.M.S. Amazon
29 Jul, 1914[7] – Sep, 1916
Succeeded by
Guy L. Warren
Preceded by
Robert G. Cross
Captain of H.M.S. Viking
Sep, 1916[8] – 27 Nov, 1916
Succeeded by
John Brooke
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Saumarez
29 Nov, 1916 – Dec, 1916
Succeeded by
Anselan J. B. Stirling
Preceded by
Anselan Stirling
Captain of H.M.S. Faulknor
Dec, 1916[9] – 22 Oct, 1918
Succeeded by
Harold J. Thompson
Preceded by
Bertram H. Ramsay
Captain of H.M.S. Broke
17 Jan, 1919 – 17 Mar, 1919
Succeeded by
Geoffrey Corlett
Preceded by
Frank Powell
Captain of H.M.S. Saumarez
15 Apr, 1921 – 15 Apr, 1922
Succeeded by
John C. Tovey

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 282.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 278.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 273.
  4. Naval Operations. Vol. IV. p. 62.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 282.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 278.
  7. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392b.
  8. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399c.
  9. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393t.