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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Born in Durrington, Amesbury, the son of General H. Smyth.<ref>Smyth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/476.|}} f. 499.</ref> | |||
Having obtained four first-class certificates, Smyth was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 13 April, 1889.<ref>Smyth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/476.|}} f. 499.</ref> | |||
Smyth was promoted to the rank of {{ | Smyth was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1901.<ref>Smyth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/476.|}} f. 499.</ref> | ||
Smyth was | Smyth was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 7 July, 1908.<ref>Smyth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/476.|}} f. 499.</ref> | ||
Smyth | Died at Haslar Hospital of hemiplegia at 9.55pm 2 May, 1929.<ref>Smyth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/476.|}} f. 499.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 14:22, 17 March 2022
Captain (retired) Thomas Charles Smyth, (19 April, 1868 – 2 May, 1929) served in the Royal Navy in the Dreadnought Era.
Life & Career
Born in Durrington, Amesbury, the son of General H. Smyth.[1]
Having obtained four first-class certificates, Smyth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 13 April, 1889.[2]
Smyth was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1901.[3]
Smyth was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 7 July, 1908.[4]
Died at Haslar Hospital of hemiplegia at 9.55pm 2 May, 1929.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William O. Boothby |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 85 21 Jul, 1892[6] – c. 30 Aug, 1892[Inference] |
Succeeded by Thomas L. Barnardiston |
Footnotes
- ↑ Smyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/476. f. 499.
- ↑ Smyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/476. f. 499.
- ↑ Smyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/476. f. 499.
- ↑ Smyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/476. f. 499.
- ↑ Smyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/476. f. 499.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.
