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− | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''John Kenneth Beaufoy Birch''' (29 August, 1880 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''John Kenneth Beaufoy Birch''', R.N. (29 August, 1880 – 14 August, 1940) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Born in Liverpool, the son of J. Grant Birch, Esq..<ref>Birch Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/49.|}} f. 49.</ref> | |
− | Birch was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Birch was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1902.{{NLJul08|p. 7}}<ref>Birch Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/49.|}} f. 49.</ref> |
− | Birch was | + | Birch was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1910.{{NLDec16|p. 15}}<ref>Birch Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/49.|}} f. 49.</ref> |
− | Birch was appointed as gunnery officer and as an interpreter to the {{UK-Dartmouth|f=t}} on 14 September, 1917 and served through at least the end of the war.{{NLDec18|p. 774}} | + | Birch was appointed as gunnery officer and as an interpreter to the {{UK-DukeOfEdinburgh|f=t}} on 3 March, 1914{{NLDec16|p. 393''t''}} and fought in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]] of the {{UK-CS|1}}.<ref>Birch Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/49.|}} f. 49.</ref> |
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+ | Birch was appointed as gunnery officer and as an interpreter to the {{UK-Dartmouth|f=t}} on 14 September, 1917 and served through at least the end of the war.{{NLDec18|p. 774}}<ref>Birch Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/49.|}} f. 49.</ref> | ||
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+ | Birch was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 28 July, 1920 and was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 29 August, 1920.<ref>Birch Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/49.|}} f. 49.</ref> | ||
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+ | ==World War II== | ||
+ | Birch was appointed in command of the yacht ''Rion'' on 14 July, 1940. Birch was admitted to Royal Naval Hospital Haslar for a wound in his left chest on 8 August 1940. He died on 14 August.<ref>Birch Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/49.|}} f. 49.</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+John+Kenneth+Beaufoy+Birch Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+John+Kenneth+Beaufoy+Birch Service Records] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:10, 6 April 2022
Commander (retired) John Kenneth Beaufoy Birch, R.N. (29 August, 1880 – 14 August, 1940) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Liverpool, the son of J. Grant Birch, Esq..[1]
Birch was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1902.[2][3]
Birch was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1910.[4][5]
Birch was appointed as gunnery officer and as an interpreter to the armoured cruiser Duke of Edinburgh on 3 March, 1914[6] and fought in her at the Battle of Jutland of the First Cruiser Squadron.[7]
Birch was appointed as gunnery officer and as an interpreter to the light cruiser Dartmouth on 14 September, 1917 and served through at least the end of the war.[8][9]
Birch was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 28 July, 1920 and was promoted to the rank of Commander on 29 August, 1920.[10]
World War II
Birch was appointed in command of the yacht Rion on 14 July, 1940. Birch was admitted to Royal Naval Hospital Haslar for a wound in his left chest on 8 August 1940. He died on 14 August.[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Birch Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/49. f. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 7.
- ↑ Birch Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/49. f. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 15.
- ↑ Birch Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/49. f. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393t.
- ↑ Birch Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/49. f. 49.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 774.
- ↑ Birch Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/49. f. 49.
- ↑ Birch Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/49. f. 49.
- ↑ Birch Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/49. f. 49.