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'''Thomas Cecil Benfield Harbottle''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CaptRN}} '''Thomas Cecil Benfield Harbottle''', R.N. (Retired) (25 November, 1885 – 17 March, 1968)<ref>''The Times'' (Tuesday, 19 March 1968), p. 18.</ref> was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Born in London, the son of Thomas Benfield Harbottle, the compiler of ''The Dictionary of Battles'' (1904), for long ‘a standard reference work.’<ref>Brigadier Peter Young, ‘Foreword’ in G. Bruce, ''Harbottle’s Dictionary of Battles'' (second revised edition, 1979), p. 5.</ref> | |||
Harbottle was promoted to the rank of {{ | T.C.B. Harbottle was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1906.<ref>Harbottle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/50.|}} f. 196.</ref> | ||
In February, 1910 he was admonished to be more careful after a collision between {{UK-C31}} and the ketch ''The Brothers''.<ref>Harbottle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/50.|}} f. 196.</ref> | |||
Harbottle was promoted to the rank of {{ | Harbottle was appointed in command of the {{UK-C6|f=t}} on 15 August, 1912.<ref>Harbottle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/50.|}} f. 196.</ref> | ||
Harbottle was | Harbottle was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1914.<ref>Harbottle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/50.|}} f. 196.</ref> | ||
Harbottle was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Harbottle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/50.|}} f. 196.</ref> | |||
Placed on the Retired List on account of age on 1 February, 1928, Harbottle was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 25 November, 1930.<ref>Harbottle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/50.|}} f. 196.</ref> | |||
==World War II== | |||
He worked in the Naval Ordnance Inspection Department from 1939 until reverting to the Retired List on 30 September, 1944..<ref>Harbottle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/50.|}} f. 196.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:27, 17 May 2023
Captain Thomas Cecil Benfield Harbottle, R.N. (Retired) (25 November, 1885 – 17 March, 1968)[1] was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in London, the son of Thomas Benfield Harbottle, the compiler of The Dictionary of Battles (1904), for long ‘a standard reference work.’[2]
T.C.B. Harbottle was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1906.[3]
In February, 1910 he was admonished to be more careful after a collision between C 31 and the ketch The Brothers.[4]
Harbottle was appointed in command of the submarine C 6 on 15 August, 1912.[5]
Harbottle was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1914.[6]
Harbottle was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.[7]
Placed on the Retired List on account of age on 1 February, 1928, Harbottle was promoted to the rank of Captain on 25 November, 1930.[8]
World War II
He worked in the Naval Ordnance Inspection Department from 1939 until reverting to the Retired List on 30 September, 1944..[9]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. C 31 1 Nov, 1909[10] – 9 Aug, 1910 |
Succeeded by Kenneth J. Duff-Dunbar |
Preceded by Vincent M. Cooper |
Captain of H.M.S. C 6 15 Aug, 1912[11] – 1 Jul, 1915 |
Succeeded by John G. Bower |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. E 55 1 Jul, 1915[12] – Aug, 1915 |
Succeeded by Gilbert H. Kellett |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. E 21 Aug, 1915[13] – 10 Jun, 1917[14] |
Succeeded by Henry C. Carlyon-Britton |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. L 9 20 Feb, 1918[15] – Jan, 1919[16] |
Succeeded by Allan Poland |
Preceded by Robert R. Turner |
Captain of H.M.S. Alecto 15 Jan, 1919[17] – 15 Jan, 1921[18][19] |
Succeeded by Richard H. B. Everard |
Preceded by Henry Spencer |
Commander (S), Fourth Submarine Flotilla 15 Jan, 1919[20] – 15 Jan, 1921[21] |
Succeeded by John G. Bower |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Times (Tuesday, 19 March 1968), p. 18.
- ↑ Brigadier Peter Young, ‘Foreword’ in G. Bruce, Harbottle’s Dictionary of Battles (second revised edition, 1979), p. 5.
- ↑ Harbottle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/50. f. 196.
- ↑ Harbottle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/50. f. 196.
- ↑ Harbottle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/50. f. 196.
- ↑ Harbottle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/50. f. 196.
- ↑ Harbottle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/50. f. 196.
- ↑ Harbottle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/50. f. 196.
- ↑ Harbottle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/50. f. 196.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 344.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 5 Aug. 1912, p. 4.
- ↑ Harbottle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/50. f. 196.
- ↑ Harbottle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/50. f. 196.
- ↑ Harbottle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/50. f. 196.
- ↑ Harbottle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/50. f. 196.
- ↑ Harbottle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/50. f. 196.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 725.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 723.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 725.
- ↑ Harbottle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/50. f. 196.
- ↑ Harbottle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/50. f. 196.