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'''George Washington Thomson''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | Temporary {{LieutRNR}} '''George Washington Thomson''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Thomson received training in paddle minesweeping at ''Stephen Furness' from 22 February, 1916. In June, he was appointed to the {{UK-Eridge|f=t}}.<ref>Thomson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/44/242.|}} f. 124.</ref> | |||
Thomson was promoted to the rank of {{ | |||
Thomson | Thomson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR} on 21 September 1916.<ref>Thomson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/44/242.|}} f. 124.</ref> | ||
He was dismissed from command of the {{UK-Shirley|f=c}} on 1 August 1918 and severely reprimanded following a Court Martial. It is not clear what was the cause of this, but he had been in a collision with H.M.M.D. ''Abama''[?] a month earlier. He was placed in command of a minesweeping trawler.<ref>Thomson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/44/242.|}} f. 124.</ref> | |||
Thomson was | |||
Thomson was demobilised upon his arrival in India on 8 April, 1919.<ref>Thomson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/44/242.|}} f. 124.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+240+George+Washington+Thomson Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+240+George+Washington+Thomson Service Records] | ||
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Revision as of 13:18, 14 April 2022
Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. George Washington Thomson, ( – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Thomson received training in paddle minesweeping at Stephen Furness' from 22 February, 1916. In June, he was appointed to the paddle minesweeper Eridge.[1]
Thomson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR} on 21 September 1916.[2]
He was dismissed from command of the Ascot Class paddle minesweeper Shirley on 1 August 1918 and severely reprimanded following a Court Martial. It is not clear what was the cause of this, but he had been in a collision with H.M.M.D. Abama[?] a month earlier. He was placed in command of a minesweeping trawler.[3]
Thomson was demobilised upon his arrival in India on 8 April, 1919.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Newbury 14 Aug, 1916[5] |
Succeeded by Alexander D. Thomson |
| Preceded by James Budgen |
Captain of H.M.S. Doncaster 21 Mar, 1917[6] – late 1917 |
Succeeded by Mariner T. Holm |
Footnotes
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/44/242. f. 124.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/44/242. f. 124.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/44/242. f. 124.
- ↑ Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/44/242. f. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 851.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393d.
