Hugh Gartside-Tippinge
Commander (retired) Hugh Gartside-Tippinge, O.B.E., R.N. (23 April, 1896 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Major C. A. Gartside-Tippinge of the Royal Artillery passed out of the Training Establishment on 15 Sept4mber, 1913 and was appointed to the pre-dreadnought battleship Dominion. He served in her through 8 December, 1915.[1]
Gartside-Tippinge was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1917. He was also made a Flight Lieutenant with seniority of that same date.[2]
Gartside-Tippinge was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1925.[3]
He commanded the minesweeper Harrier for a period of trials from 15 September, 1938. Before the end of the year, he was placed in command of a group of destroyers in reserve, being personally borne in H.M.S. Caledon, vice the ailing Healey.[4]
World War II
Gartside-Tippinge was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 23 April, 1941. On 30 September 1942, he was admitted to R.N.H. Bangour with a coronary thrombosis.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Eric P. Vivian |
Captain of H.M.S. Watchman 28 Jul, 1927[6] |
Succeeded by George A. Scott |
| Preceded by St. John G. H. Pitt |
Captain of H.M.S. Cricket 18 Sep, 1929[7] |
Succeeded by William E. Wilson |
| Preceded by John Bostock |
Captain of H.M.S. Volunteer 31 Jul, 1939 – 30 Dec, 1939 |
Succeeded by Norman Lanyon |
Footnotes
- ↑ Gartside-Tippinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/128. f. 128.
- ↑ Gartside-Tippinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/128. f. 128.
- ↑ Gartside-Tippinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/128. f. 128.
- ↑ Gartside-Tippinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/128. f. 128.
- ↑ Gartside-Tippinge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/128. f. 128.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 228.
