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Revision as of 11:34, 2 October 2014
Admiral William Jock Whitworth, K.C.B., D.S.O. (29 June, 1884 – 25 October, 1973) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Sub-Lieutenant Whitworth was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 67 on 12 January, 1906.[1]
Whitworth was appointed in command of the destroyer Cockatrice on 20 March, 1913.[2]
On 4 April, 1918, Whitworth was appointed in command of the destroyer Vidette.[3]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hubert A. Foster |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 67 12 Jan, 1906[4] |
Succeeded by John A. Lees |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Cockatrice 20 Mar, 1913[5] |
Succeeded by George E. Matthews |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Orestes 7 Jun, 1916[6] |
Succeeded by Charles J. H. Du Boulay |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Vidette 4 Apr, 1918[7] |
Succeeded by Richard M. King |
| Preceded by Guy C. C. Royle |
Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty 7 Jun, 1937[8] |
Succeeded by Stuart S. Bonham-Carter |
| Preceded by Geoffrey Layton |
Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron 1 Jun, 1939[9] – 11 Mar, 1940 |
Succeeded by Sir James F. Somerville |
| Preceded by Sir James F. Somerville |
Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron 10 Aug, 1940 – 8 May, 1941 |
Succeeded by Lancelot E. Holland as Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 10 January, 1906. Issue 37913, col F, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 10 January, 1906. Issue 37913, col F, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392t.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 7 June, 1937. Issue 47704, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 June, 1939. Issue 48320, col E, p. 9.
