Cyril Gore
Commander (retired) Cyril Gore (4 November, 1880 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Gore was promoted to the rank of Supplementary Lieutenant on 1 September, 1913 and was appointed to the battlecruiser New Zealand, in which he would serve until 9 July, 1915.[1]
Gore spent two months in the monitor M.17 and then two years in the destroyer Exmouth, leaving her when she paid off on 31 August, 1917. He served as gunnery officer in the {UK-Adventure|f=t}} before being placed in command of the convoy sloop Bryony in December, 1917.[2]
Gore was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 September, 1921.[3]
Gore took command of the Thisbe on 20 September, 1921 after spending two years on the staff of the new destroyer base at Port Edgar.[4]
Having recently completed a year in command of a group of reserve destroyers, Gore was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 4 November, 1925.[5]
World War II
Appointed Deputy Acting Censor, Commercial Cable Company of Liverpool in September, 1939. He apparently did this throughout the war, being reverted to the Retired List on 28 August, 1945.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Bryony 5 Dec, 1917[7] – 22 Jul, 1919[8] |
Succeeded by Charles A. Poignand |
| Preceded by George H. Creswell |
Captain of H.M.S. Thisbe 20 Sep, 1921[9][10] – 15 Mar, 1922[11] |
Succeeded by Rhoderick R. McGrigor |
| Preceded by Leveson G. B. A. Campbell |
Captain of H.M.S. Redgauntlet 10 Jul, 1924[12][13] – 21 Aug, 1924[14] |
Succeeded by Theodore F. A. Voysey |
Footnotes
- ↑ Gore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/215. f. 261.
- ↑ Gore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/215. f. 261.
- ↑ Gore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/215. f. 261.
- ↑ "Command of the Thisbe." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Sep 20, 1921; pg. 16; Issue 42830.
- ↑ Gore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/215. f. 261.
- ↑ Gore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/215. f. 261.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 746.
- ↑ Gore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/215. f. 261.
- ↑ Gore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/215. f. 261.
- ↑ "Command of the Thisbe." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Sep 20, 1921; pg. 16; Issue 42830.
- ↑ Gore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/215. f. 261.
- ↑ Gore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/215. f. 261.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683.
- ↑ Gore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/215. f. 261.
