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'''Henry Forrester''', D.S.C., ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} '''Henry Forrester''', D.S.C., R.N., Retired (11 October, 1887 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Forrester was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1910.
  
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Forrester was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1918.
  
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Forrester was appointed in command of the {{UK-Meteor|f=t}} on 29 October, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 845}}
  
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An appointment in command of {{UK-Winchester}} for 10 May, 1919{{NLJun19|p. 944}} was annulled, and Forrester instead went on six months' half-pay.
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Forrester was appointed in command of the {{UK-Meteor|f=t}} on 29 October, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 845}}
 
  
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Retired at his own request on 2 February, 1920.
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Forrester was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 11 October, 1927.
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Henry+Forrester Service Records]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Montague Robert Bernard|Montague R. Bernard]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Kangaroo (1900)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Kangaroo'']]'''<br>6 Jan, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 395''f''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Donald Mansfield|Donald Mansfield]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Colin Sinclair Thomson|Colin S. Thomson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Leven (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Leven'']]'''<br>2 Dec, 1915 &ndash; 13 Jun, 1916|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Fred Ernest Ayers|Fred E. Ayers]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 22:58, 6 April 2022

Commander Henry Forrester, D.S.C., R.N., Retired (11 October, 1887 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Forrester was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1910.

Forrester was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1918.

Forrester was appointed in command of the destroyer Meteor on 29 October, 1918.[1]

Post-War

An appointment in command of Winchester for 10 May, 1919[2] was annulled, and Forrester instead went on six months' half-pay.

Retired at his own request on 2 February, 1920.

Forrester was promoted to the rank of Commander on 11 October, 1927.

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Montague R. Bernard 		Captain of H.M.S. Kangaroo
6 Jan, 1915[3] 		Succeeded by
Donald Mansfield
Preceded by
Colin S. Thomson 		Captain of H.M.S. Leven
2 Dec, 1915 – 13 Jun, 1916 		Succeeded by
Fred E. Ayers
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Pellew
13 Jun, 1916 – 6 Jul, 1916[Inference] 		Succeeded by
James R. C. Cavendish
Preceded by
James R. C. Cavendish 		Captain of H.M.S. Midge
Jun, 1916[4] – 1917[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Ralph G. H. Izat
Preceded by
Robert A. Hornell 		Captain of H.M.S. Meteor
25 Jun, 1917[5] 		Succeeded by
Henry Forrester
Preceded by
Henry Forrester 		Captain of H.M.S. Meteor
29 Oct, 1918[6] – 1919[Fact Check] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 845.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 944.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395f.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396bb.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 395q.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 845.

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