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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Though he passed the entrance examinations for the January 1902 intake term, Moncreiffe entered the Royal Navy with the May 1902 term at {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}.
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Though he passed the entrance examinations for the January 1902 intake term, Moncreiffe entered the Royal Navy with the May 1902 term at {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}.<ref>Moncreiffe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/1.|}} f. ?.</ref>
  
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Moncreiffe's first ship was the {{UK-Charybdis|f=t}} of the {{UK-CS}}, in which he served from 15 May 1904 to 24 March 1905.  He then served in {{UK-Magnificent}}, leaving her when she arrived home on 14 September, 1906.
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Moncreiffe's first ship was the {{UK-Charybdis|f=t}} of the {{UK-CS}}, in which he served from 15 May 1904 to 24 March 1905.  He then served in {{UK-Magnificent}}, leaving her when she arrived home on 14 September, 1906.<ref>Moncreiffe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/1.|}} f. ?.</ref>
  
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Between May 1907 and October 1908, Moncreiffe served in a variety of destroyers: {{UK-Kangaroo}}, {{UK-Bat}}, {{UK-Cygnet}}, {{UK-Bat}} again, {{UK-Syren}} and {{UK-Kale}}.
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Between May 1907 and October 1908, Moncreiffe served in a variety of destroyers: {{UK-Kangaroo}}, {{UK-Bat}}, {{UK-Cygnet}}, {{UK-Bat}} again, {{UK-Syren}} and {{UK-Kale}}.<ref>Moncreiffe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/1.|}} f. ?.</ref>
  
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Moncreiffe was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1909.  He transferred to the Emergency List on 25 October, 1913.
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Moncreiffe was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1909.  He transferred to the Emergency List on 25 October, 1913.<ref>Moncreiffe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/1.|}} f. ?.</ref>
  
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Moncreiffe was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} (emergency) on 1 April, 1917.  In 1918, he was working at Plymouth as a Liaison Officer.  He reverted to the Emergency List on 17 February, 1919.
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Moncreiffe was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} (emergency) on 1 April, 1917.  In 1918, he was sent back to England, suffering from a duodenal ulcer.  After being declared unfit for further sea service, he was sent to Plymouth as a Liaison Officer.  He reverted to the Emergency List on 17 February, 1919.<ref>Moncreiffe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/1.|}} f. ?.</ref>
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He died at King Edward VII Officers' Hospital following an operation for a duodenal ulcer.<ref>Moncreiffe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/1.|}} f. ?.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 14:38, 4 April 2024

Moncreiffe as a Midshipman in Magnificent, c. 1905.
From official officers' photograph in album of George Napier Tomlin.

Lieutenant-Commander (emergency) Thomas Gerald Auckland Moncreiffe (13 September, 1886 – 3 June, 1922) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Though he passed the entrance examinations for the January 1902 intake term, Moncreiffe entered the Royal Navy with the May 1902 term at H.M.S. Britannia.[1]

Moncreiffe's first ship was the second class protected cruiser Charybdis of the Cruiser Squadron, in which he served from 15 May 1904 to 24 March 1905. He then served in Magnificent, leaving her when she arrived home on 14 September, 1906.[2]

Between May 1907 and October 1908, Moncreiffe served in a variety of destroyers: Kangaroo, Bat, Cygnet, Bat again, Syren and Kale.[3]

Moncreiffe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1909. He transferred to the Emergency List on 25 October, 1913.[4]

Moncreiffe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (emergency) on 1 April, 1917. In 1918, he was sent back to England, suffering from a duodenal ulcer. After being declared unfit for further sea service, he was sent to Plymouth as a Liaison Officer. He reverted to the Emergency List on 17 February, 1919.[5]

He died at King Edward VII Officers' Hospital following an operation for a duodenal ulcer.[6]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Moncreiffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/1. f. ?.
  2. ↑ Moncreiffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/1. f. ?.
  3. ↑ Moncreiffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/1. f. ?.
  4. ↑ Moncreiffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/1. f. ?.
  5. ↑ Moncreiffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/1. f. ?.
  6. ↑ Moncreiffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/1. f. ?.

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