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'''Hugh Barrington Worsley''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Hugh Barrington Worsley''', D.S.O. (17 February, 1883 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Worsley was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1904.<ref>Worsley Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/48/56.|D7603960}} f. 119.</ref>
  
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Worsley was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB8|f=t}} on 19 October, 1909.{{NLApr10|p. 399}}
  
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==Great War==
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Lieutenant-Commander Worsley remained in {{UK-Agamemnon}} until 1 February, 1918 when he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Bramble|f=t}}.<ref>Worsley Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/48/56.|D7603960}} f. 119.</ref>
Worsley was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB8|f=t}} on 19 October, 1909.{{NLApr10|p. 399}}
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==Interbellum==
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Worsley was superseded in command of ''Bramble'' by Lieutenant-Commander [[John Walter Rainier]] on 4 January, 1919.<ref>Worsley Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/48/56.|D7603960}} f. 119.</ref>
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On 1 February, 1920, Worsley was appointed to {{UK-Hermione}}, additional, for charge of minelayers moore in the Hamble River.  On 1 April, he was appointed to {{UK-SirHugo}} for a group of [[24 Class Sloop (1918)|Racehorse sloops]].<ref>Worsley Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/48/56.|D7603960}} f. 119.</ref>
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==World War II==
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His miscellaneous shore-based services extending from 1939 to 1945 are detailed in his Service Record.
  
 
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Revision as of 12:53, 31 October 2016

Commander (retired) Hugh Barrington Worsley, D.S.O. (17 February, 1883 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Worsley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1904.[1]

Worsley was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 8 on 19 October, 1909.[2]

Worsley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1912.[3]

Great War

Lieutenant-Commander Worsley remained in Agamemnon until 1 February, 1918 when he was appointed in command of the gunboat Bramble.[4]

Interbellum

Worsley was superseded in command of Bramble by Lieutenant-Commander John Walter Rainier on 4 January, 1919.[5]

On 1 February, 1920, Worsley was appointed to Hermione, additional, for charge of minelayers moore in the Hamble River. On 1 April, he was appointed to Sir Hugo for a group of Racehorse sloops.[6]

World War II

His miscellaneous shore-based services extending from 1939 to 1945 are detailed in his Service Record.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Bruce L. Owen
Captain of H.M. T.B. 8
19 Oct, 1909[7]
Succeeded by
Theodore E. J. Bigg

Footnotes

  1. Worsley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/56. f. 119.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
  3. Worsley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/56. f. 119.
  4. Worsley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/56. f. 119.
  5. Worsley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/56. f. 119.
  6. Worsley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/56. f. 119.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.

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