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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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Donaldson's excellent French skills earned him the [[Ryder Memorial Prize]] for 1925.{{ToL|Ryder Memorial Prize|Saturday, Dec 05, 1925; pg. 6; Issue 44137}} | Donaldson's excellent French skills earned him the [[Ryder Memorial Prize]] for 1925.{{ToL|Ryder Memorial Prize|Saturday, Dec 05, 1925; pg. 6; Issue 44137}} | ||
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| + | Suffering from catarrh, Donaldson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 December, 1927 and was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit the next day.<ref>Donaldson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/147/149.|}} f. 149.</ref> | ||
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| + | Donaldson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 28 May, 1939.<ref>Donaldson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/147/149.|}} f. 149.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==World War II== | ||
| + | A 1 September 1939 shore appointment in Birmingham.<ref>Donaldson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/147/149.|}} f. 149.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Thomas+Eric+Kirwan+Donaldson Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Thomas+Eric+Kirwan+Donaldson Service Records] | ||
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Revision as of 00:34, 2 November 2022
Commander (retired) Thomas Eric Kirwan Donaldson, (28 May, 1899 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Donaldson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1919.[1]
Donaldson's excellent French skills earned him the Ryder Memorial Prize for 1925.[2]
Suffering from catarrh, Donaldson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1927 and was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit the next day.[3]
Donaldson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 28 May, 1939.[4]
World War II
A 1 September 1939 shore appointment in Birmingham.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Guy C. Harris |
Captain of H.M.S. H 23 20 Apr, 1927[6] |
Succeeded by Caledon C. Alexander |
Footnotes
- ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/149. f. 149.
- ↑ "Ryder Memorial Prize." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 05, 1925; pg. 6; Issue 44137.
- ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/149. f. 149.
- ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/149. f. 149.
- ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/149. f. 149.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.
