Walter Herman Gordon Fallowfield
Captain Walter Herman Gordon Fallowfield (27 April, 1888 – 6 December, 1954) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Ayrshire, Fallowfield was raised by a Mrs. Mackintosh.
Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1910.[1]
Fallowfield was appointed to Basilisk as first officer on 7 January, 1914. He was made her captain on 9 May, 1915 when Commander Henry Haire-Forster was invalided. After Basilisk paid off on 31 May, 1918, Fallowfield was appointed in command of the destroyer Marvel on 22 June, 1918.[2]
Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1918.[3]
Fallowfield was appointed in command of the destroyer Veteran on 29 October, 1919.[4]
Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1924.[5]
Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1931.[6]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Henry Haire-Forster |
Captain of H.M.S. Basilisk 7 Jan, 1914[7] – early 1918[Inference] |
Succeeded by Villiers J. H. H. Sankey |
Preceded by Edwin A. Homan |
Captain of H.M.S. Marvel 22 Jun, 1918[8] – 1 May, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Veteran 29 Oct, 1919[9] |
Succeeded by William J. Whitworth |
Preceded by John C. Leach |
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland Feb, 1939[10] – Feb, 1940[11] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell |
Preceded by Everard J. Hardman-Jones |
Captain of H.M.S. Ganges ? – 25 Apr, 1944[12] |
Succeeded by George L. D. Gibbs |
Preceded by Geoffrey A. B. Hawkins |
Captain of H.M.S. Kent Jan, 1945[13] – Sep, 1945[14] |
Succeeded by Philip H. Calderon |
Footnotes
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 883.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 844.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 883.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Gibbs Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/57/166. f. 371.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.