Herbert Neville Garnett

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Herbert Neville Garnett, C.M.G., ( – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

As a Commander, Garnett was appointed in command of the destroyer Foresight on 14 June, 1912.[1]

Garnett was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1914.

He was placed in command of the monitor H.M.S. Roberts in May 1915.[2] In June 1916, he relieved Henry Tritton Buller in command of the second class protected cruiser Highflyer.[3]

He assumed command of the armoured cruiser Carnarvon in January 1921.[4]

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Fawcet Wray
Captain of H.M.S. Foresight
14 Jun, 1912[5]
Succeeded by
Lancelot N. Turton
Preceded by
Argentine H. Alington
Captain of H.M.S. Roberts
Apr, 1915[6]
Succeeded by
Kenneth G. B. Dewar
Preceded by
Henry T. Buller
Captain of H.M.S. Highflyer
May, 1916[7]
Succeeded by
Vernon H. S. Haggard
Preceded by
Ernest Wigram
Captain of H.M.S. Carnarvon
Jan, 1921[8]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 316.
  2. Wikipedia
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  4. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 318.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397k.
  7. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394j.
  8. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.