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Second son of Captain William Greet, Royal Navy. | Second son of Captain William Greet, Royal Navy. | ||
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| + | Greet was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1897.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26924/pages/7854 no. 26924. p. 7854.] 31 December, 1897.</ref> | ||
He was appointed in command of H.M.S. ''Magdalen'' on 2 November, 1899.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Satirday, 4 November, 1899. Issue '''35978''', col B, pg. 12.</ref> | He was appointed in command of H.M.S. ''Magdalen'' on 2 November, 1899.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Satirday, 4 November, 1899. Issue '''35978''', col B, pg. 12.</ref> | ||
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Admiral Thomas Young Greet, Royal Navy, Retired (20 February, 1854 – , ) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Second son of Captain William Greet, Royal Navy.
Greet was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1897.[1]
He was appointed in command of H.M.S. Magdalen on 2 November, 1899.[2]
Greet died at 5 Glenmore House, Richmond, Surrey, on 25 September, 1947, aged ninety-three.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Satirday, 4 November, 1899. Issue 35978, col B, pg. 12.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Saturday, 27 September, 1947. Issue 50877, col B, pg. 1.
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196.38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
