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Revision as of 14:58, 17 March 2022

Captain (retired) Walter Hugh Charles Samuel Thring, C.B.E., R.N. (30 May, 1873 – 17 January, 1949) served in the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Reverend J. C. Thring.

Thring was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 January, 1893.[1]

Thring was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1903.[2]

In 1909, Thring was thanked for his zeal and ability in creating rate-of-change-of-bearing lines for use in Dumaresqs which were adopted by the Service.[3]

Thring was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 3 February 1911.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Desperate
15 Jun, 1897[5]c. Oct, 1897[6]
Succeeded by
William F. De Salis
Preceded by
John B. Stevenson
Captain of H.M.S. Encounter
Nov, 1918 – Jan, 1919
Succeeded by
John F. Robins
Preceded by
Claude L. Cumberlege
Captain of H.M.A.S. Brisbane
8 Apr, 1919[7] – Aug, 1919[Inference]
Succeeded by
George F. Hyde

Footnotes

  1. Thring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/331. f. 333.
  2. Thring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/331. f. 333.
  3. Thring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/331. f. 333.
  4. Thring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/331. f. 333.
  5. Thring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/331. f. 333.
  6. Thring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/331. f. 333.
  7. Thring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/331. f. 333.