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Revision as of 20:42, 27 April 2021
Admiral (retired) SIR William Eric Campbell Tait, K.C.B., M.V.O., R.N. (12 August, 1886 – 17 July, 1946) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of surgeon W. Tait, R.N. of the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar.
Tait was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1909.
Tait was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1917.
Tait was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 August, 1921.
Tait was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1926.
Tait was appointed in command of the light cruiser Capetown in July, 1929.
He fell ill on 1 June 1935 while in command of the heavy cruiser Shropshire, obliging him to cede command to his executive officer, Cdr. Michael Maynard Denny for a period. He was admitted to Haslar Hospital with colitis and found fit on 3 July 1935.
Tait was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 August, 1938.
World War II
Tait was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 October, 1941.
Tait was placed on the Retired List on 12 December, 1944 and promoted to the rank of Admiral (retired) on 8 May, 1945.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Royal Navy" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 23 January, 1932. Issue 46038, col F, p. 19.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 275.