Tom Kenneth Triggs
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Acting Commander Tom Kenneth Triggs, A.M., R.N. ( – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Triggs was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 10 August, 1904.
Triggs was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 10 August, 1912.
Triggs was promoted to the rank of acting Commander on 20 August, 1916. He was appointed to the Template:UK-Hiughflyer as executive officer on 13 April, 1917.
Triggs was killed in the explosion in Halifax, having volunteered to take a boat from Highflyer to try to reduce the carnage likely to result from the burning munitions ship Mont Blanc. He was posthumously awarded the Albert Medal in gold for lifesaving action, as he was entirely aware of the grave jeopardy his exertions entailed.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. C 3 17 Aug, 1908[1] |
Succeeded by Edward W. B. Ryan |
| Preceded by George H. Pownall |
Captain of H.M.S. Onyx 22 Aug, 1913[2] |
Succeeded by William B. Macdonald |
| Preceded by George B. Lewis |
Captain of H.M.S. Thames 1 Nov, 1915[3] |
Succeeded by Charles W. L. Meynell |
| Preceded by George B. Lewis |
Commander (S), Fifth Submarine Flotilla 1 Nov, 1915[4] |
Succeeded by Cyril H. G. Benson |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398pp.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398pp.
