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Revision as of 16:50, 27 May 2016

William Drummond Church ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Church was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December 1910.[1]

He was appointed command of the light cruiser Weymouth on 15 August 1913.[2]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Cecil I. Prowse
Captain of H.M.S. Nelson
16 Jul, 1907[3]
Succeeded by
William N. England
Preceded by
Owen F. Gillett
Captain of H.M.S. Diadem
11 Oct, 1909[4] – 24 Jun, 1910[Inference]
Succeeded by
Sidney R. Drury-Lowe
Preceded by
Edwin V. Underhill
Captain of H.M.S. Weymouth
15 Aug, 1913[5] – 6 Apr, 1915[6][7]
Succeeded by
Denis B. Crampton
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Almanzora
10 Sep, 1915[8]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 15.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 397.
  3. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 348.
  4. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 300.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 399g.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 399g.
  7. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399i.
  8. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 985.