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| − | < | + | King was born in Punjab, India, the son of Major A. King of the Royal Irish Regiment.<ref>King Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/190.|}} f. 548.</ref> |
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| − | King was | + | King was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1911. He was appointed to {{UK-Thames}} for submarines on 3 March, 1913. At the outset of war, he would be similarly engaged with submarines attached to {{UK-Dolphin|f=p}}. His health was not good, but the particulars are not explained beyond that he required surgery in October 1914. On 7 December 1914, he was transferred to work with submarines under {{UK-Maidstone}}. By early in 1915, however, he was sick again. In April, he was to be given "work of a sedentary character." This turned out to be an assignment with the Trading with the Enemy Committee – a role he fulfilled through the end of the war.<ref>King Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/190.|}} f. 548.</ref> |
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| + | King was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1919. In July 1920, he was made an assistant Naval Attaché to the U.S.A..<ref>King Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/190.|}} f. 548.</ref> | ||
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| + | King was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 4 October, 1932.<ref>King Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/190.|}} f. 548.</ref> | ||
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| + | Some service, reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 12 January, 1941.<ref>King Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/190.|}} f. 548.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 23:03, 9 November 2022
Commander (retired) Eric William Malcolm King, (4 October, 1889 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
King was born in Punjab, India, the son of Major A. King of the Royal Irish Regiment.[1]
King was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1911. He was appointed to Thames for submarines on 3 March, 1913. At the outset of war, he would be similarly engaged with submarines attached to H.M.S. Dolphin. His health was not good, but the particulars are not explained beyond that he required surgery in October 1914. On 7 December 1914, he was transferred to work with submarines under Maidstone. By early in 1915, however, he was sick again. In April, he was to be given "work of a sedentary character." This turned out to be an assignment with the Trading with the Enemy Committee – a role he fulfilled through the end of the war.[2]
King was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1919. In July 1920, he was made an assistant Naval Attaché to the U.S.A..[3]
King was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 4 October, 1932.[4]
World War II
Some service, reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 12 January, 1941.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Gerald E. Boultbee |
Captain of H.M.S. Woodcock 27 Jan, 1923[6] – c. Oct, 1923[Inference] |
Succeeded by Charles G. P. Jones |
Footnotes
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/190. f. 548.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/190. f. 548.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/190. f. 548.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/190. f. 548.
- ↑ King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/190. f. 548.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jan 10, 1923; pg. 4; Issue 43235.
