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{{LCommRN}} '''Geoffrey Wynne Walker-Jones''', R.N. (22 November, 1886 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{LCommRN}} '''Geoffrey Wynne Walker-Jones''', R.N. (Retired) (22 November, 1886 – 4 December, 1944)<ref>The Times (Wednesday, 6 December 1944), p. 1.</ref> was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
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Walker-Jones was appointed in command of the {{UK- | Walker-Jones was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Simoom|f=t}} on 14 June, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 907}} | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Wishart|f=t}} on 7 May, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 900}} | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Wishart|f=t}} on 7 May, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 900}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:33, 10 January 2023
Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey Wynne Walker-Jones, R.N. (Retired) (22 November, 1886 – 4 December, 1944)[1] was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Walker-Jones was appointed in command of the destroyer Simoom on 14 June, 1918.[2]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Wishart on 7 May, 1920.[3]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Herbert I. N. Lyon |
Captain of H.M.S. Nonsuch 29 May, 1917[4] – 14 Jun, 1918[5] |
Succeeded by John F. Bowyer |
| Preceded by Edwin A. Homan |
Captain of H.M.S. Simoom 14 Jun, 1918[6] – 1 Feb, 1920 |
Succeeded by Edward Eastwick-Field |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Wishart 7 May, 1920[7] |
Succeeded by Maxwell A. C. Ritter |
| Preceded by Henry A. Simpson |
Captain of H.M.S. Vivien 22 Aug, 1923[8] |
Succeeded by Philip H. Calderon |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Times (Wednesday, 6 December 1944), p. 1.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 907.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 900.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395z.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). pp. 854, 907.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 907.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 900.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 286.
