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'''Horace George Gorton''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Horace George Gorton''', (23 March, 1891 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Gorton's father was a clerk in Holy Orders, but was deceased by the time he joined the navy.<ref>Gorton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/70.|}} f. 69.</ref> | |||
Gorton was promoted to the rank of {{ | |||
Gorton was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 October, 1912. He served in [[H.M.S. New Zealand (1904)|''Zealandia'']] from 12 October 1912 to 4 February, 1915. He went to {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} for a long torpedo course. Emerging, he was sent to {{UK-Maidstone|f=p}} to provide torpedo expertise for submarines.<ref>Gorton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/70.|}} f. 69.</ref> | |||
Gorton was promoted to the rank of {{ | |||
Gorton was | Gorton was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 October, 1920.<ref>Gorton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/70.|}} f. 69.</ref> | ||
Gorton | |||
Gorton was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 29 June, 1934.<ref>Gorton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/70.|}} f. 69.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 15:27, 26 March 2021
Commander (retired) Horace George Gorton, (23 March, 1891 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Gorton's father was a clerk in Holy Orders, but was deceased by the time he joined the navy.[1]
Gorton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 October, 1912. He served in Zealandia from 12 October 1912 to 4 February, 1915. He went to H.M.S. Vernon for a long torpedo course. Emerging, he was sent to H.M.S. Maidstone to provide torpedo expertise for submarines.[2]
Gorton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 October, 1920.[3]
Gorton was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 29 June, 1934.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry F. M. Peto |
Superintendent of Anti-Gas Training, Devonport 22 Apr, 1929[5] – 12 Aug, 1932 |
Succeeded by Francis H. Austen |
| Preceded by Alan G. Grierson |
Superintendent of Anti-Gas Training, Portsmouth 12 Aug, 1932 – 8 Dec, 1933 |
Succeeded by Francis H. Austen |
Footnotes
- ↑ Gorton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/70. f. 69.
- ↑ Gorton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/70. f. 69.
- ↑ Gorton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/70. f. 69.
- ↑ Gorton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/70. f. 69.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 284.
