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{{CaptRN}} '''Thomas Charles Carpenter Bolster''', D.S.O., R.N. (17 August, 1885 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Thomas Charles Carpenter Bolster''', D.S.O., R.N. (17 August, 1885 – 19 August, 1955) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Bolster was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 September, 1907.{{NLMar13|p. 8}}
 
Bolster was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 September, 1907.{{NLMar13|p. 8}}
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Bolster was qualified as an Interpreter in German in April of 1910, first drawing comment for this skill in 1909.<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>
  
 
Bolster was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lightning|f=t}} on 12 December, 1911.{{NLApr14|p. 339}}
 
Bolster was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lightning|f=t}} on 12 December, 1911.{{NLApr14|p. 339}}
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==Great War==
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Bolster was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 September, 1915.<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>
  
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Marksman|f=t}} on 19 April, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 842}}
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Marksman|f=t}} on 19 April, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 842}}
  
==Post-war==
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==Post-War==
 
Bolster was appointed in command of the {{UK-PC73|f=t}} on 13 November, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 822}}
 
Bolster was appointed in command of the {{UK-PC73|f=t}} on 13 November, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 822}}
  
Bolster was qualified as an Interpreter in Greek.{{NLJan23|p. 826}}
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Bolster was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1919.<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>
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Bolster was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 October, 1931.<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Thomas+Charles+Carpenter+Bolster Service Records]
 
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Thomas+Charles+Carpenter+Bolster Service Records]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edmond Alan Berners Stanley|Edmond A. B. Stanley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lightning (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lightning'']]'''<br>12 Dec, 1911{{NLApr14|p. 339}} &ndash; 5 Dec, 1914<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Robert Carnegie Cavendish|James R. C. Cavendish]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Guy Onslow Lydekker|Guy O. Lydekker]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 19 (1907)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 19]]'''<br>20 Jan, 1915<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>{{NLApr15|p. 400}} &ndash; 8 Sep, 1915<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Martin Welby|Richard M. Welby]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Tyrant (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Tyrant'']]'''<br>22 Jun, 1917<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 398''o''}} &ndash; 19 Apr, 1918<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Mansel Porter|John M. Porter]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Mansel Porter|John M. Porter]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Marksman (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Marksman'']]'''<br>19 Apr, 1918<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 842}} &ndash; 13 Nov, 1919<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hamilton Colclough Allen|Hamilton C. Allen]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Valorous (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Valorous'']]'''<br>5 Nov, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 826}}<ref>Allen Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 408.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Kenneth Mervyn Bruce|Kenneth M. Bruce]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. PC 73 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''PC 73'']]'''<br>13 Nov, 1919<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 822}} &ndash; 6 May, 1921<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gordon Charles Steele|Gordon C. Steele]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Vandeleur Creagh|James V. Creagh]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Viscount (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Viscount'']]'''<br>6 May, 1921<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref> &ndash; 2 Jun, 1922<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Colin Sinclair Thomson|Colin S. Thomson]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Englefield Evans|Alfred E. Evans]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vectis (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vectis'']]'''<br>2 Jun, 1922<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref> &ndash; Nov, 1922<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Walter Fitzgerald Smithwick|Walter F. Smithwick]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hamilton Colclough Allen|Hamilton C. Allen]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Valorous (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Valorous'']]'''<br>5 Nov, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 826}}<ref>Allen Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 408.</ref> &ndash; 1 May, 1923<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Robert Carnegie Cavendish|James R. C. Cavendish]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hamilton Colclough Allen|Hamilton C. Allen]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Wren (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Wren'']]'''<br>5 Oct, 1923<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>{{NLJul24|p. 291}} &ndash; 9 Feb, 1925<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Douglas Harvey|John D. Harvey]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Lawrence D'Oyly Bignell|Lawrence D'O. Bignell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Seawolf (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Seawolf'']]'''<br>3 Jul, 1926<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref> &ndash; 31 Dec, 1927<ref>Bolster Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/159.|D7604571}} f. 253.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot|Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot]]'''}}
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Revision as of 20:15, 13 August 2017

Captain (retired) Thomas Charles Carpenter Bolster, D.S.O., R.N. (17 August, 1885 – 19 August, 1955) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Bolster was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 September, 1907.[1]

Bolster was qualified as an Interpreter in German in April of 1910, first drawing comment for this skill in 1909.[2]

Bolster was appointed in command of the destroyer Lightning on 12 December, 1911.[3]

Great War

Bolster was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 September, 1915.[4]

He was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Marksman on 19 April, 1918.[5]

Post-War

Bolster was appointed in command of the patrol boat PC 73 on 13 November, 1919.[6]

Bolster was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1919.[7]

Bolster was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 1 October, 1931.[8]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edmond A. B. Stanley
Captain of H.M.S. Lightning
12 Dec, 1911[9] – 5 Dec, 1914[10]
Succeeded by
James R. C. Cavendish
Preceded by
Guy O. Lydekker
Captain of H.M. T.B. 19
20 Jan, 1915[11][12] – 8 Sep, 1915[13]
Succeeded by
Richard M. Welby
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Tyrant
22 Jun, 1917[14][15] – 19 Apr, 1918[16]
Succeeded by
John M. Porter
Preceded by
John M. Porter
Captain of H.M.S. Marksman
19 Apr, 1918[17][18] – 13 Nov, 1919[19]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Kenneth M. Bruce
Captain of H.M.S. PC 73
13 Nov, 1919[20][21] – 6 May, 1921[22]
Succeeded by
Gordon C. Steele
Preceded by
James V. Creagh
Captain of H.M.S. Viscount
6 May, 1921[23] – 2 Jun, 1922[24]
Succeeded by
Colin S. Thomson
Preceded by
Alfred E. Evans
Captain of H.M.S. Vectis
2 Jun, 1922[25] – Nov, 1922[26]
Succeeded by
Walter F. Smithwick
Preceded by
Hamilton C. Allen
Captain of H.M.S. Valorous
5 Nov, 1922[27][28] – 1 May, 1923[29]
Succeeded by
James R. C. Cavendish
Preceded by
Hamilton C. Allen
Captain of H.M.S. Wren
5 Oct, 1923[30][31] – 9 Feb, 1925[32]
Succeeded by
John D. Harvey
Preceded by
John D. Harvey
Captain of H.M.S. Volunteer
9 Feb, 1925[33][34] – 1 Apr, 1926[35]
Succeeded by
Henry M. Coombs
Preceded by
Lawrence D'O. Bignell
Captain of H.M.S. Seawolf
3 Jul, 1926[36] – 31 Dec, 1927[37]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot
Preceded by
Frederick C. Bradley
Captain of H.M.S. Winchester
29 Apr, 1930[38] – 23 Mar, 1931[39]
Succeeded by
Henry M. Coombs

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 8.
  2. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  3. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 339.
  4. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 842.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 822.
  7. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  8. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  9. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 339.
  10. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  11. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  12. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 400.
  13. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  14. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  15. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398o.
  16. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  17. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  18. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 842.
  19. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  20. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  21. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 822.
  22. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  23. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  24. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  25. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  26. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  27. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 826.
  28. Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
  29. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  30. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  31. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 291.
  32. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  33. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 285.
  34. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  35. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  36. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  37. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  38. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.
  39. Bolster Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/159. f. 253.