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Revision as of 11:47, 16 August 2020
Commander (retired) Joseph Horsfield, R.N. (22 June, 1889 – 13 January, 1942) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Sidcup.
Horsfield was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1911.
Horsfield served in Hindustan from March 1914 to April 1916 when he was appointed to Royal Sovereign. He left her in December 1917 and was appointed to Skirmisher, as gunnery officer, on 24 January, 1918.
Post-War
Horsfield was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1919.
Horsfield was appointed in command of the destroyer Scout on 9 December, 1920.[1]
Horsfield was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1930.
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William H. Darwall |
Captain of H.M.S. Primrose 7 Jun, 1919[2] – 1920[3] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Edmund F. FitzGerald |
Captain of H.M.S. Scout 9 Dec, 1920[4] |
Succeeded by Joe H. C. Willoughby |
| Preceded by Arthur L. Pears |
Captain of H.M.S. Swallow 28 Feb, 1928 – 22 Jun, 1930 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 862.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 845.
- ↑ Dates mostly illegible in service record.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 862.
