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Revision as of 14:51, 31 January 2021
Captain (retired) Sydney Keith Smyth, O.B.E., R.N. (4 January, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Belfast.
Smyth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1905.
Smyth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1913.
Smyth was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918.
Smyth was promoted to the rank of Captain on 12 February, 1930.
World War II
Smyth was granted the acting rank of Captain on 10 November, 1939.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Assistant King's Harbour Master, Sheerness 29 Apr, 1921 – 24 Apr, 1923 |
Succeeded by William S. F. Macleod |
| Preceded by George P. Sherston |
Captain of H.M.S. Laburnum 15 Jul, 1923[1] – 8 Oct, 1925 |
Succeeded by Cecil E. Brooke |
| Preceded by George B. W. Young |
Assistant Captain of Portsmouth Dockyard 14 Jan, 1927 – 10 Aug, 1929 |
Succeeded by Albert E. Sercombe |
| Preceded by George B. W. Young |
Assistant King's Harbour Master, Portsmouth 14 Jan, 1927 – 10 Aug, 1929 |
Succeeded by John Fawcett |
| Preceded by Robert J. Shaw |
Captain of H.M.S. Milford 3 Aug, 1940 – 22 Feb, 1941 |
Succeeded by The Hon. Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin |
| Preceded by Allan T. G. C. Peachey |
Captain of H.M.S. Enterprise 2 Oct, 1944 – 3 Nov, 1944 |
Succeeded by William D. R. Bravington |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.
