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Admiral Thomas Drummond Gilbert (formerly Pratt), C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (4 November, 1870 – 24 January, 1962) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Pratt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 January, 1893.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1904.[2]
Pratt was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1911.[3]
Great War
He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1918.[4]
Post-War
Gilbert was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 April, 1922, vice Radcliffe.[5]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 July, 1927, vice Nicholson, and was placed on the Retired List on 2 July.[6] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 6 October, 1931.[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26359. p. 2. 2 January, 1893.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28567. p. 3. 1 January, 1911.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30451. p. 80. 1 January, 1918.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32672. p. 3030. 14 April, 1922.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33294. p. 4565. 15 July, 1927.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33761. p. 6464. 9 October, 1931.
Bibliography
- "Admiral T. D. Gilbert" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 26 January, 1962. Issue 55299, col A, pg. 15.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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