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'''Reginald Thornton Amedroz''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Reginald Thornton Amedroz''' (23 October, 1882 – 29 November, 1949) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Amedroz was born in Guernsey, the son of retired Captain L. E. Amedroz.
  
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Amedroz was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1904.{{NLMar13|p. 3}}
  
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Amedroz was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1912.<ref>Amedroz Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/105.|D7603812}} f. 310.</ref>
  
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Amedroz was appointed in command of the {{UK-Grasshopper|f=t}} on 29 July, 1912.{{NLJan15|p. 325}}
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Amedroz was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1904.{{NLMar13|p. 3}}
 
  
Amedroz was appointed in command of the {{UK-Grasshopper|f=t}} on 29 July, 1912.{{NLJan15|p. 325}}
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Amedroz was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1916.<ref>Amedroz Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/105.|D7603812}} f. 310.</ref>
  
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Swift|f=t}} on 1 October, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 912''a''}}
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Swift|f=t}} on 1 October, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 912''a''}}
  
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==Post-War==
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Vanity|f=t}} on 10 September, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 879''b''}}
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Vanity|f=t}} on 10 September, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 879''b''}}
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Amedroz was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 November, 1922.<ref>Amedroz Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/105.|D7603812}} f. 310.</ref>
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Amedroz was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on the Retired List on 23 October, 1927.<ref>Amedroz Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/105.|D7603812}} f. 310.</ref>
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Amedroz died of tongue cancer and a coronary embolism.
  
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 21:24, 14 May 2017

Captain (retired) Reginald Thornton Amedroz (23 October, 1882 – 29 November, 1949) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Amedroz was born in Guernsey, the son of retired Captain L. E. Amedroz.

Amedroz was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1904.[1]

Amedroz was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1912.[2]

Amedroz was appointed in command of the destroyer Grasshopper on 29 July, 1912.[3]

Amedroz was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1916.[4]

He was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Swift on 1 October, 1917.[5]

Post-War

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Vanity on 10 September, 1920.[6]

Amedroz was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 November, 1922.[7]

Amedroz was promoted to the rank of Captain on the Retired List on 23 October, 1927.[8]

Amedroz died of tongue cancer and a coronary embolism.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Herbert M. Denny
Captain of H.M.S. Albatross
17 May, 1910[9]
Succeeded by
Miles B. Birkett
Preceded by
Walter J. Fletcher
Captain of H.M.S. Ure
Jul, 1912[10]
Succeeded by
Hugh Seymour
Preceded by
Charles A. Fremantle
Captain of H.M.S. Grasshopper
29 Jul, 1912[11]c. Oct, 1917[Inference]
Succeeded by
Edward B. Hoyle
Preceded by
Ambrose M. Peck
Captain of H.M.S. Swift
1 Oct, 1917[12] – 1919
Succeeded by
Hugh U. Fletcher
Preceded by
James V. Creagh
Captain of H.M.S. Sylph
27 Sep, 1919[13] – 10 Sep, 1920
Succeeded by
Arthur G. H. Bond
Preceded by
Henry C. Rawlings
Captain of H.M.S. Vanity
10 Sep, 1920[14]
Succeeded by
Reginald V. Holt

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 3.
  2. Amedroz Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/105. f. 310.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 325.
  4. Amedroz Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/105. f. 310.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912a.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879b.
  7. Amedroz Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/105. f. 310.
  8. Amedroz Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/105. f. 310.
  9. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 274.
  10. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 388.
  11. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 394c.
  12. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912a.
  13. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 869.
  14. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879b.