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| − | '''Walter Herman Gordon Fallowfield''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} '''Walter Herman Gordon Fallowfield''' (27 April, 1888 – 6 December, 1954) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Born in Ayrshire, Fallowfield was raised by a Mrs. Mackintosh. | |
| − | Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1910.<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref> |
| − | Fallowfield was | + | Fallowfield was appointed to {{UK-Basilisk}} as first officer on 7 January, 1914. He was made her captain on 9 May, 1915 when Commander [[Henry Haire-Forster]] was invalided. After ''Basilisk'' paid off on 31 May, 1918, Fallowfield was appointed in command of the {{UK-Marvel|f=t}} on 22 June, 1918.<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref> |
| − | Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1918.<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref> |
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| − | Fallowfield was appointed in command of the {{UK-Veteran|f=t}} on 29 October, 1919.<ref> | + | Fallowfield was appointed in command of the {{UK-Veteran|f=t}} on 29 October, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 883}} |
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| + | Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1924.<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref> | ||
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| + | Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1931.<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 16:13, 29 January 2017
Captain Walter Herman Gordon Fallowfield (27 April, 1888 – 6 December, 1954) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Ayrshire, Fallowfield was raised by a Mrs. Mackintosh.
Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1910.[1]
Fallowfield was appointed to Basilisk as first officer on 7 January, 1914. He was made her captain on 9 May, 1915 when Commander Henry Haire-Forster was invalided. After Basilisk paid off on 31 May, 1918, Fallowfield was appointed in command of the destroyer Marvel on 22 June, 1918.[2]
Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1918.[3]
Fallowfield was appointed in command of the destroyer Veteran on 29 October, 1919.[4]
Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1924.[5]
Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1931.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry Haire-Forster |
Captain of H.M.S. Basilisk 7 Jan, 1914[7] – early 1918[Inference] |
Succeeded by Villiers J. H. H. Sankey |
| Preceded by Edwin A. Homan |
Captain of H.M.S. Marvel 22 Jun, 1918[8] – 1 May, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Veteran 29 Oct, 1919[9] |
Succeeded by William J. Whitworth |
| Preceded by John C. Leach |
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland Feb, 1939[10] – Feb, 1940[11] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell |
| Preceded by Everard J. Hardman-Jones |
Captain of H.M.S. Ganges ? – 25 Apr, 1944[12] |
Succeeded by George L. D. Gibbs |
| Preceded by Geoffrey A. B. Hawkins |
Captain of H.M.S. Kent Jan, 1945[13] – Sep, 1945[14] |
Succeeded by Philip H. Calderon |
Footnotes
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 883.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 844.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 883.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Gibbs Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/57/166. f. 371.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
