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{{CommRNR}} (retired) '''Leonard Ernest Fordham''', R.D. (2 March, 1896 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]] and the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
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{{CommRNR}} (retired) '''Leonard Ernest Fordham''', R.D. (2 March, 1896 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] who passed the entrance examinations for entry to the [[Royal Navy]] in January, 1909 but I can find no record of his having served in the R.N..
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
Born in Hendon, Middlesex, Fordham entered [[Royal Naval College, Osborne]] with the January 1909 term.  At some point, he wound up in the Royal Naval Reserve.
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Born in Hendon, Middlesex, Fordham entered [[Royal Naval College, Osborne]] with the January 1909 term.  He wound up in the Royal Naval Reserve in September, 1914 as a Probationary Midshipman.
  
Fordham was appointed to the {{UK-Vixen|f=t}} on 28 August, 1918, possibly in command from some point.{{NLFeb19|p. 940}}
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Fordham was appointed to the {{UK-Vixen|f=t}} on 28 August 1918, possibly in command from some point.{{NLFeb19|p. 940}}
  
 
Fordham was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 2 March, 1919.<ref>Fordham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/59/108.|}} f. 108.</ref>
 
Fordham was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 2 March, 1919.<ref>Fordham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/59/108.|}} f. 108.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 12:53, 21 April 2022

Commander R.N.R. (retired) Leonard Ernest Fordham, R.D. (2 March, 1896 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve who passed the entrance examinations for entry to the Royal Navy in January, 1909 but I can find no record of his having served in the R.N..

Life & Career

Born in Hendon, Middlesex, Fordham entered Royal Naval College, Osborne with the January 1909 term. He wound up in the Royal Naval Reserve in September, 1914 as a Probationary Midshipman.

Fordham was appointed to the destroyer Vixen on 28 August 1918, possibly in command from some point.[1]

Fordham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 2 March, 1919.[2]

Fordham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 2 March, 1927.[3]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles F. Brown
Captain of H.M.S. Vixen
28 Aug, 1918[4][5] – 26 Mar, 1919[6]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 940.
  2. Fordham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/59/108. f. 108.
  3. Fordham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/59/108. f. 108.
  4. Fordham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/59/108. f. 108.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 940.
  6. Fordham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/59/108. f. 108.