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'''Thomas Elliot Pitts''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | {{CommRNR}} '''Thomas Elliot Pitts''', R.D., R.N.R. (6 June, 1885 – 22 July, 1930) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Pitt was appointed to the {{UK-Campania|f=t}} on 21 May 1915.<ref>Pitts Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/57/8.|}} f. 8.</ref> | |||
Pitts was promoted to the rank of {{ | Pitts was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 2 April, 1917. He left ''Campania'' on 31 May 1918 and spent some time at Devonport before being appointed in command of the {{UK-TB89|f=t}} in September, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 956}} He was demobilised on 26 May 1919.<ref>Pitts Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/57/8.|}} f. 8.</ref> | ||
Pitts was promoted to the rank of {{ | Pitts was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 2 April, 1925.<ref>Pitts Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/57/8.|}} f. 8.</ref> | ||
Pitts was promoted to the rank of {{ | Pitts was promoted to the rank of {{CommRNR}} on 31 December, 1929.<ref>Pitts Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/57/8.|}} f. 8.</ref> | ||
Pitts | Pitts would die in a sailing accident in India.<ref>Pitts Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/57/8.|}} f. 8.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:16, 8 May 2022
Commander R.N.R. Thomas Elliot Pitts, R.D., R.N.R. (6 June, 1885 – 22 July, 1930) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Pitt was appointed to the seaplane carrier Campania on 21 May 1915.[1]
Pitts was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 2 April, 1917. He left Campania on 31 May 1918 and spent some time at Devonport before being appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 89 in September, 1918.[2] He was demobilised on 26 May 1919.[3]
Pitts was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 2 April, 1925.[4]
Pitts was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 31 December, 1929.[5]
Pitts would die in a sailing accident in India.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Cyril H. Bromley |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 89 9 Sep, 1918[7] – 14 Apr, 1919[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/8. f. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.
- ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/8. f. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.
- ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/8. f. 8.
