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Latest revision as of 16:20, 7 April 2022

Commander (retired) George Arthur Coxall Sharp, D.S.C. (2 August, 1891 – ) served in the Royal Navy. One of his Service Records notes his name as George Arthur Charles Sharp.

Life & Career

The son of George Sharp, Esq., a merchant.[1]

Sharp was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 April, 1913.[2]

He was awarded the Russian Order of St. Anne Third Class for sinking ten ships in the Baltic.

After handing over command of E 54, he was appointed to the super-dreadnought Malaya on 23 May 1919 where he served until being placed on the Retired List with a gratuity on 19 April, 1920. He was then granted permission to reside in British East Africa.[3]

Sharp was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (retired) on 30 April, 1921.[4]

Sharp was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 2 August, 1933.[5]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Sydney T. Winn 		Captain of H.M.S. C 34
10 Mar, 1917[6] – 1 May, 1917[7] 		Succeeded by
Ingleby S. Jefferson
Preceded by
Francis A. N. Cromie 		Captain of H.M.S. E 19
1 May, 1917[8] – 15 Jan, 1918[9] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Richard H. B. Everard 		Captain of H.M.S. E 23
15 Mar, 1918[10] – 22 Apr, 1918[11] 		Succeeded by
Alan D. L. Macpherson
Preceded by
Robert H. T. Raikes 		Captain of H.M.S. E 54
20 May, 1918[12] – 22 May, 1919[13] 		Succeeded by
Thomas I. S. Bell

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Shark Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/119. f. 118.
  2. ↑ Shark Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/119. f. 118.
  3. ↑ Shark Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/119. f. 118.
  4. ↑ Shark Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/119. f. 118.
  5. ↑ Shark Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/119. f. 118.
  6. ↑ Sharp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/119. f. 118.
  7. ↑ Sharp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/119. f. 118.
  8. ↑ Sharp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/119. f. 118.
  9. ↑ Sharp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/119. f. 118.
  10. ↑ Sharp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/119. f. 118.
  11. ↑ Sharp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/119. f. 118.
  12. ↑ Sharp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/119. f. 118.
  13. ↑ Sharp Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/119. f. 118.

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