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Read was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 3 April, 1916. He was found "entirely to blame" for two collisions on 30 May, 1916, and the Admiral Minesweepers declined to offer him command of another paddler for six months.<ref>Read Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/44/369.|}} f. 187.</ref> | Read was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 3 April, 1916. He was found "entirely to blame" for two collisions on 30 May, 1916, and the Admiral Minesweepers declined to offer him command of another paddler for six months.<ref>Read Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/44/369.|}} f. 187.</ref> | ||
| − | + | Read was appointed in command of ''Royal Sapphire'' from 15 June 1917 to 17 September 1917.<ref>Read Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/44/369.|}} f. 187.</ref> | |
| − | + | Read was appointed in command of ''Bichonstaffe''[?] from 12 April 1918 to 16 September 1918.<ref>Read Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/44/369.|}} f. 187.</ref> | |
| − | He was demobilised on | + | He was demobilised on 17 February, 1919.<ref>Read Service Record {{TNA|ADM 240/44/369.|}} f. 187.</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:05, 13 April 2022
Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. Charles Waterland Read, D.S.C. ( – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Read was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 3 April, 1916. He was found "entirely to blame" for two collisions on 30 May, 1916, and the Admiral Minesweepers declined to offer him command of another paddler for six months.[1]
Read was appointed in command of Royal Sapphire from 15 June 1917 to 17 September 1917.[2]
Read was appointed in command of Bichonstaffe[?] from 12 April 1918 to 16 September 1918.[3]
He was demobilised on 17 February, 1919.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Banbury 16 Sep, 1918 – 6 Feb, 1919 |
Succeeded by John Wales |
Footnotes
- ↑ Read Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/44/369. f. 187.
- ↑ Read Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/44/369. f. 187.
- ↑ Read Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/44/369. f. 187.
- ↑ Read Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/44/369. f. 187.
