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'''John Paget Gibbs''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CommRN}} '''John Paget Gibbs''', R.N., Retired (20 November, 1884 – 8 March, 1953) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Gibbs was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1907.{{NLMar13|p. 125}} | Gibbs was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1907.{{NLMar13|p. 125}} | ||
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Gibbs was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1915,{{NLJan19|p. 357}} and as acting Commander in {{UK-Niobe}} for work with Headquarters, Ottawa on 25 May, 1918.{{NLJan19|p. 952''a''}} | Gibbs was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1915,{{NLJan19|p. 357}} and as acting Commander in {{UK-Niobe}} for work with Headquarters, Ottawa on 25 May, 1918.{{NLJan19|p. 952''a''}} | ||
Placed on the Retired List at his own request on 6 May, 1920, Gibbs was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} (retired) on 20 November, 1924. | |||
==World War II== | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{CatPerson|UK||}} | {{CatPerson|UK|1884|1953}} | ||
{{CatBritannia| | {{CatComm|UK}} | ||
{{CatBritannia|January, 1900}} | |||
Revision as of 13:00, 26 August 2017
Commander John Paget Gibbs, R.N., Retired (20 November, 1884 – 8 March, 1953) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Gibbs was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1907.[1]
Gibbs was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Velox on 21 October, 1912.[2]
Gibbs was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1915,[3] and as acting Commander in Niobe for work with Headquarters, Ottawa on 25 May, 1918.[4]
Placed on the Retired List at his own request on 6 May, 1920, Gibbs was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 20 November, 1924.
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur M. Longmore as Captain of H.M. T.B. 74 |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 074 16 Jul, 1907[5] |
Succeeded by Frederic G. Schurr as Captain of H.M. T.B. 074 |
| Preceded by Thomas G. Carter |
Captain of H.M.S. Greyhound 2 Nov, 1911[6] |
Succeeded by Cyril P. Franklin |
| Preceded by Cyril P. Franklin |
Captain of H.M.S. Velox 21 Oct, 1912[7] |
Succeeded by Ernest E. Lowe |
| Preceded by Robert G. Hamond |
Captain of H.M.S. Viking 29 Jul, 1914[8] – 29 Nov, 1914[Inference] |
Succeeded by Harold D. Adair-Hall |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 389.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 357.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 952a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 321.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 389.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1914). p. 394.
