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| − | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Wilmot Pynson Bennitt''', (26 January, 1901 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Wilmot Pynson Bennitt''', D.S.C. (26 January, 1901 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | Bennitt was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1920. | + | Bennitt was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1920.<ref>Bennitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/3.|}} f. 3.</ref> |
| − | Retired 8 March 1923. | + | He was placed on the Retired List on 8 March 1923.<ref>Bennitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/3.|}} f. 3.</ref> |
| − | Bennitt was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1928. | + | Bennitt was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1928.<ref>Bennitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/3.|}} f. 3.</ref> |
| − | Bennitt was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 8 May, 1946. | + | ==World War II== |
| + | In 1941 it was reported that he was a prisoner of war in Vichy hands.<ref>Bennitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/3.|}} f. 3.</ref> | ||
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| + | Bennitt was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 8 May, 1946.<ref>Bennitt Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/3.|}} f. 3.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 19:44, 15 July 2021
Commander (retired) Wilmot Pynson Bennitt, D.S.C. (26 January, 1901 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Bennitt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1920.[1]
He was placed on the Retired List on 8 March 1923.[2]
Bennitt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1928.[3]
World War II
In 1941 it was reported that he was a prisoner of war in Vichy hands.[4]
Bennitt was promoted to the rank of Commander on 8 May, 1946.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Roy C. Harry |
Captain of H.M.S. Ceres 4 Nov, 1943 – 14 Apr, 1944 |
Succeeded by Roland C. Allen |
Footnotes
- ↑ Bennitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Bennitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Bennitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Bennitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Bennitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/3. f. 3.
