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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Greenshields was | The son of Thomas E. Greenshields, a retired ship owner was born in Liverpool. | ||
Greenshields was promoted to the rank of {{ | Greenshields was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1906.<ref>Greenshields Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/44.|}} f. ?.</ref> | ||
Greenshields died in action aboard the {{UK-Venerable|f=tp}} on 9 August, 1915. | Greenshields was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1914.<ref>Greenshields Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/44.|}} f. ?.</ref> | ||
Greenshields was appointed in command of the {{UK-Duncan|f=t}} briefly in June, 1914 and then was appointed to the {{UK-Venerable|f=t}} on 6 August 1914. He died in action aboard the {{UK-Venerable|f=tp}} on 9 August, 1915.<ref>Greenshields Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/44.|}} f. ?.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 01:00, 23 March 2021
Lieutenant-Commander Thomas Edwards Greenshields, (6 January, 1884 – 9 August, 1915) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Thomas E. Greenshields, a retired ship owner was born in Liverpool.
Greenshields was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1906.[1]
Greenshields was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1914.[2]
Greenshields was appointed in command of the destroyer Duncan briefly in June, 1914 and then was appointed to the battleship Venerable on 6 August 1914. He died in action aboard the battleship H.M.S. Venerable on 9 August, 1915.[3]
See Also
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frederic A. Whitehead |
Captain of H.M.S. Duncan Jun, 1914[4] – 20 Jun, 1914[5] |
Succeeded by Maurice D. Evans |
Footnotes
- ↑ Greenshields Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/44. f. ?.
- ↑ Greenshields Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/44. f. ?.
- ↑ Greenshields Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/44. f. ?.
- ↑ Greenshields Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/44. f. 504.
- ↑ Greenshields Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/44. f. 504.
