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Revision as of 20:43, 10 April 2015

Vice-Admiral Thomas Norman James, C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy (21 December, 1878 – 25 September, 1965) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

James was made a Lieutenant on 30 June, 1901.[1]

His service record contains an odd indication that he may have been appointed in command of the battleship Formidable from 2 October, 1906 until some time later in that year – as a Lieutenant![2]

Commander on 30 June, 1913.[3]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1917.[4]

He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Australia on 1 September, 1918.[5]

On 5 August, 1919, he was appointed Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral George Price Webley Hope in the light cruiser Cardiff, leading the Third Light Cruiser Squadron.[6]

He served as captain of Centurion from April 1924 until sometime in 1925, and of Queen Elizabeth for a half year from December 1927.

James died at home on 25 September, 1965. His funeral took place at Seer Green Parish Church at 2 p.m. on Wednesday 29 September.[7]

Bibliography

Papers

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M. T.B. 97
1900[8] – 24 Sep, 1901[9]
Succeeded by
John A. Daniels
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Wear
17 Apr, 1906[10] – 28 May, 1906[11]
Succeeded by
Albert M. H. Phillips
Preceded by
Laurence R. Oliphant
Captain of H.M.S. Zebra
28 May, 1906[12] – 3 Aug, 1906[13]
Succeeded by
Rupert S. Gwatkin-Williams
Preceded by
Reginald G. Stone
Captain of H.M.S. Hardy
3 Aug, 1906[14][15] – 20 Sep, 1906[16]
Succeeded by
Edward H. F. Boughey
Preceded by
Oliver Backhouse
Captain of H.M.A.S. Australia
1 Sep, 1918[17][18] – 8 Apr, 1919[19]
Succeeded by
Claude L. Cumberlege
Preceded by
Arthur Bromley
Captain of H.M.S. Cardiff
5 Aug, 1919[20] – 12 Jan, 1921[21]
Succeeded by
Colin K. MacLean
Preceded by
Charles D. Johnson
Captain of H.M.S. Marlborough
24 Jan, 1922[22] – Mar, 1922[23]
Succeeded by
Henry R. Crooke
Preceded by
John M. Casement
Captain of H.M.S. Courageous
3 Oct, 1923[24] – 24 Apr, 1924[25]
Succeeded by
Thomas N. James
Preceded by
Humphrey W. Bowring
Captain of H.M.S. Centurion
24 Apr, 1924[26][27] – 29 Apr, 1924[28]
Succeeded by
Thomas N. James
Preceded by
Thomas N. James
Captain of H.M.S. Courageous
29 Apr, 1924[29] – 29 Apr, 1924[30]
Succeeded by
Aubrey Lambert
Preceded by
Thomas N. James
Captain of H.M.S. Centurion
30 Apr, 1924[31] – 1 Aug, 1924[32]
Succeeded by
Robert S. MacFarlan
Preceded by
George K. Chetwode
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite
6 Aug, 1927[33]
Succeeded by
James F. Somerville
Preceded by
Humphrey T. Walwyn
Captain of H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth
Dec, 1927[34] – Jun, 1928[35]
Succeeded by
Wilfred A. Egerton
Preceded by
Walter W. Ellerton
as Senior Officer, Gibraltar
Rear-Admiral in Charge & Admiral Superintendent, Gibraltar
20 Mar, 1931[36] – 2 May, 1933
Succeeded by
?

 

Footnotes

  1. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 31.
  2. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  3. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 31.
  4. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 31.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 946.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 741.
  7. "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Monday, 27 September, 1965. Issue 56437, col B, p. 1.
  8. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  9. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  10. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  11. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  12. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  13. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  14. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Monday, 6 August, 1906. Issue 38091', col D, p. 6.
  15. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  16. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  17. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 946.
  18. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  19. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  20. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 741.
  21. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  22. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  23. Apparently, he was superseded by Henry Ralph Crook. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  24. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  25. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  26. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  27. Bowring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 317.
  28. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  29. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  30. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  31. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  32. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  33. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  34. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  35. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.
  36. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 32.

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