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Revision as of 19:47, 7 April 2016
Lieutenant-Commander Thomas Fleming Besant (22 December, 1883 – 14 September, 1914) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Besant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1905.[1]
Besant was appointed in command of the submarine C 16 on 1 November, 1907.[2]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. C 16 1 Nov, 1907[3] |
Succeeded by Reginald B. Darke |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. C 12 1 Nov, 1907[4] |
Succeeded by Donald Grieg |
| Preceded by Harrington D. Edwards |
Captain of H.M.S. C 30 15 Aug, 1912[5] |
Succeeded by Godfrey Herbert |
Footnotes
