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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
Gaskell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1910.
Born in Hastings, Gaskell listed his mother as his guardian when he joined the Royal Navy.<ref>Gaskell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/284.|}} f. 286.</ref>


When the war broke out, Gaskell was appointed to the {{UK-Engadine|f=tp}}. He remained with her until the end of 1915, being promoted to Squadron Commander on 1 January, 1916.
Gaskell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1910.<ref>Gaskell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/284.|}} f. 286.</ref>


Gaskell was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1918.
On 30 January 1913, he was granted permission to obtain Aero Club certificate at his own expense.  This was followed by a May appointment to the Royal Flying School.  By August 1913, he was appointed as a Flying Officer at [[Grain Island Air Station]].<ref>Gaskell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/284.|}} f. 286.</ref>


He was killed in an accident in a Bristol fighter "H 1632"[?] at 0700 hours on a practice flight from the R.A.F.'s Hinaidi Aerodrome near Baghdad on 15 September, 1927.
When the war broke out, Gaskell was appointed to the {{UK-Engadine|f=tp}}.  He remained with her until the end of 1915, being promoted to Squadron Commander on 1 January, 1916.<ref>Gaskell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/284.|}} f. 286.</ref>
 
Gaskell was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1918.  He was granted a permanent commission as a Squadron leader in the Royal Air Force on 1 August, 1919.<ref>Gaskell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/284.|}} f. 286.</ref>
 
He was killed in an accident in a Bristol fighter "H 1632"[?] at 0700 hours on a practice flight from the R.A.F.'s Hinaidi Aerodrome near Baghdad on 15 September, 1927.<ref>Gaskell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/284.|}} f. 286.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Arthur+Bruce+Gaskell Service Records]
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Latest revision as of 16:55, 30 April 2023

Lieutenant-Commander Arthur Bruce Gaskell, (11 September, 1888 – 15 September, 1927) served in the Royal Navy and the Royal Naval Air Service.

Life & Career

Born in Hastings, Gaskell listed his mother as his guardian when he joined the Royal Navy.[1]

Gaskell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1910.[2]

On 30 January 1913, he was granted permission to obtain Aero Club certificate at his own expense. This was followed by a May appointment to the Royal Flying School. By August 1913, he was appointed as a Flying Officer at Grain Island Air Station.[3]

When the war broke out, Gaskell was appointed to the seaplane carrier H.M.S. Engadine. He remained with her until the end of 1915, being promoted to Squadron Commander on 1 January, 1916.[4]

Gaskell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1918. He was granted a permanent commission as a Squadron leader in the Royal Air Force on 1 August, 1919.[5]

He was killed in an accident in a Bristol fighter "H 1632"[?] at 0700 hours on a practice flight from the R.A.F.'s Hinaidi Aerodrome near Baghdad on 15 September, 1927.[6]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
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In Command, Gibraltar R.N.A.S. Station
25 Feb, 1916[7] – 28 Feb, 1917[8]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Gaskell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 286.
  2. Gaskell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 286.
  3. Gaskell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 286.
  4. Gaskell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 286.
  5. Gaskell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 286.
  6. Gaskell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 286.
  7. Gaskell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 286.
  8. Gaskell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 286.