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Whitworth was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 October, 1906.<ref>Whitworth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/232.|D7576669}} f. 117.</ref>
 
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Whitworth was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cockatrice|f=t}} on 20 March, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 292}}
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Whitworth was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cockatrice|f=t}} on 20 March, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 292}} In October, 1913, damage to the destroyer was found not to be the result of "fair wear & tear."<ref>Whitworth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/232.|D7576669}} f. 117.</ref>
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==

Revision as of 12:48, 2 October 2016

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 promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 October, 1906.[2]

Whitworth was appointed in command of the destroyer Cockatrice on 20 March, 1913.[3] In October, 1913, damage to the destroyer was found not to be the result of "fair wear & tear."[4]

Great War

Whitworth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 October, 1914.[5]

On 4 April, 1918, Whitworth was appointed in command of the destroyer Vidette.[6]

Whitworth was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918.[7]

Interbellum

Whitworth was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1925.[8]

Whitworth was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral in July, 1936.[9]

World War II

Whitworth was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 January, 1940.[10]

Whitworth was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 January, 1943.[11]

Whitworth was placed on the Retired List at his own request to facilitate the promotion of younger officers on 15 September, 1946.[12]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hubert A. Foster 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 67
12 Jan, 1906[13] 		Succeeded by
John A. Lees
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Cockatrice
20 Mar, 1913[14] 		Succeeded by
George E. Matthews
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Orestes
7 Jun, 1916[15] 		Succeeded by
Charles J. H. Du Boulay
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Vidette
4 Apr, 1918[16] 		Succeeded by
Richard M. King
Preceded by
Claud F. Allsup
as Captain of H.M.S. Anzac 		Captain of H.M.A.S. Anzac
11 Feb, 1919[17] 		Succeeded by
Salisbury H. Simpson
Preceded by
Philip G. Wodehouse 		Captain of H.M.S. Wryneck
5 Jan, 1923[18] 		Succeeded by
Philip J. Mack
Preceded by
Wilfred N. Custance 		Captain of H.M.S. Rodney
Feb, 1936[19] – Jul, 1936[20] 		Succeeded by
Ronald H. C. Hallifax
Preceded by
Guy C. C. Royle 		Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
7 Jun, 1937[21] 		Succeeded by
Stuart S. Bonham-Carter
Preceded by
Geoffrey Layton 		Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron
1 Jun, 1939[22] – 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
Preceded by
Sir Wilbraham T. R. Ford 		Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth
Jun, 1944 – Jul, 1946 		Succeeded by
Sir Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton
as Flag Officer Commanding Scotland and Northern Ireland

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 10 January, 1906. Issue 37913, col F, p. 9.
  2. ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 292.
  4. ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
  5. ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
  7. ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
  8. ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
  9. ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
  10. ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
  11. ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 117.
  12. ↑ Whitworth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/232. f. 224.
  13. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 10 January, 1906. Issue 37913, col F, p. 9.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392t.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396a.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 730.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 291.
  19. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  21. ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 7 June, 1937. Issue 47704, col E, p. 10.
  22. ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 June, 1939. Issue 48320, col E, p. 9.

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