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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Anthony Horace Goatley|Anthony H. Goatley]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 34 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 34]]'''<br>19 Jan, 1906{{NLJun06|p. 399}} – 9 Jul, 1906|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Conyngham Charles Denison|Conyngham C. Denison]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Anthony Horace Goatley|Anthony H. Goatley]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 34 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 34]]'''<br>19 Jan, 1906{{NLJun06|p. 399}} – 9 Jul, 1906|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Conyngham Charles Denison|Conyngham C. Denison]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ernest Torre Favell|Ernest T. Favell]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 25 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 25]]'''<br>Jun, 1906 – ''c''. Jul, 1906|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Patrick Macnamara|Patrick Macnamara]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ernest Torre Favell|Ernest T. Favell]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 25 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 25]]'''<br>Jun, 1906 – ''c''. Jul, 1906|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Patrick Macnamara|Patrick Macnamara]]'''}} | ||
| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Archibald Macdonald Willoughby|Archibald M. Willoughby]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. A 5 (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''A 5'']]'''<br>30 Oct, 1911{{NLJan12|p. 280}} – 5 Feb, 1912|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Thomas Wolfe Perkins|George T. W. Perkins]]'''}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Archibald Macdonald Willoughby|Archibald M. Willoughby]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. A 5 (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''A 5'']]'''<br>30 Oct, 1911{{NLJan12|p. 280}}<ref>"Naval Appointments." ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Oct 23, 1911; pg. 4; Issue 39723.</ref> – 5 Feb, 1912|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Thomas Wolfe Perkins|George T. W. Perkins]]'''}} |
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Kyle Perrott Sherlock|John K. P. Sherlock]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. A 13 (1905)|Captain of H.M.S. ''A 13'']]'''<br>5 Feb, 1912 – 14 Nov, 1912|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alton Wishart|Alton Wishart]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Kyle Perrott Sherlock|John K. P. Sherlock]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. A 13 (1905)|Captain of H.M.S. ''A 13'']]'''<br>5 Feb, 1912 – 14 Nov, 1912|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alton Wishart|Alton Wishart]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Kenneth James Duff-Dunbar|Kenneth J. Duff-Dunbar]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. C 31 (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''C 31'']]'''<br>14 Nov, 1912{{NLJan15|p. 277}} – early Jan, 1915{{HepperLosses|p. 31}}|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Kenneth James Duff-Dunbar|Kenneth J. Duff-Dunbar]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. C 31 (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''C 31'']]'''<br>14 Nov, 1912{{NLJan15|p. 277}} – early Jan, 1915{{HepperLosses|p. 31}}|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}} | ||
Revision as of 17:15, 8 January 2018
Lieutenant George Pilkington (18 August, 1885 – early January, 1915) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Southampton.
Pilkington was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1907.
Pilkington was appointed in command of the submarine C 31 on 14 November, 1912.[1] He would be lost with her when she failed to return from a reconnaissance of Zeebrugge that she began on 4 January, 1915.[2] The 7th of January was assumed as his date of death for official purposes.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Anthony H. Goatley |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 34 19 Jan, 1906[3] – 9 Jul, 1906 |
Succeeded by Conyngham C. Denison |
| Preceded by Ernest T. Favell |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 25 Jun, 1906 – c. Jul, 1906 |
Succeeded by Patrick Macnamara |
| Preceded by Archibald M. Willoughby |
Captain of H.M.S. A 5 30 Oct, 1911[4][5] – 5 Feb, 1912 |
Succeeded by George T. W. Perkins |
| Preceded by John K. P. Sherlock |
Captain of H.M.S. A 13 5 Feb, 1912 – 14 Nov, 1912 |
Succeeded by Alton Wishart |
| Preceded by Kenneth J. Duff-Dunbar |
Captain of H.M.S. C 31 14 Nov, 1912[6] – early Jan, 1915[7] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 280.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Oct 23, 1911; pg. 4; Issue 39723.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 31.
