Theodore Evelyn Johnstone Bigg
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Captain Theodore Evelyn Johnstone Bigg, R.N. (5 September, 1878 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
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Life & Career
Bigg was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 64 on 11 July, 1899 for manoeuvres.[1]
Bigg was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1901.[2]
Bigg was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 27 on 12 February, 1913.[3]
Bigg was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.[4]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Cheerful on 27 January, 1914.[5]
Great War
Bigg was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1918, and appointed in command of the scout cruiser Bellona on 15 November, 1918.[6] Sadly for him, his ship was under refit during the surrender of the High Sea Fleet.
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Footnotes
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue 35877, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1918). p. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 739.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue 35877, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 368.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 348.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 739.