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Agger entered the Navy in 1916 and was awarded a first-class certificate in torpedoes.  He served in {{UK-Shannon}} from June 1916 to 23 January, 1919 as a torpedoman.
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Agger entered the Navy in 1916, being confirmed as {{MateRN}} on 15 February and awarded a first-class certificate in torpedoes on 14 April.  He was appointed in the {{UK-Shannon|f=t}} from June 1916 to 23 January, 1919 as a torpedoman.
  
 
Agger was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1918.<ref>Agger Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/203.|}} f. 203.</ref>
 
Agger was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1918.<ref>Agger Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/203.|}} f. 203.</ref>

Revision as of 10:06, 7 December 2021

Lieutenant-Commander Paul Agger, (1 May, 1891 – ) 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

Agger entered the Navy in 1916, being confirmed as Mate on 15 February and awarded a first-class certificate in torpedoes on 14 April. He was appointed in the armoured cruiser Shannon from June 1916 to 23 January, 1919 as a torpedoman.

Agger was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1918.[1]

Agger was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1926.[2]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry F. Waight
Captain of H.M.S. PC 74
3 Feb, 1931[3][4] – May, 1932
Succeeded by
Richard C. Stokes

Footnotes

  1. Agger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/203. f. 203.
  2. Agger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/203. f. 203.
  3. Agger Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/203. f. 203.
  4. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 257.