Frank Gilbert Hackforth-Jones
Commander (retired) Frank Gilbert Hackforth-Jones, (14 May, 1900 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of F. W. Hackforth-Jones, Esq., stockbroker.
Hackforth-Jones was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1921.
Hackforth-Jones was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1929.
Hackforth-Jones was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon his relief on 14 August, 1936. Denied a training opportunity, he was nonetheless earmarked for service in submarines in time of war or emergency. In 1939, he underwent a course in Naval Ordnance Inspection duties.
World War II
Hackforth-Jones served in shore appointments as an Assistant and eventually Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance in London and Birminham.
Promoted to the rank of Commander on the Retired List 14 May, 1940, he reverted to the Retired List on 26 November, 1945.
See Also
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Roderick L. M. Edwards |
Captain of H.M.S. R 4 18 Nov, 1926 – 3 Mar, 1927 |
Succeeded by John H. Lewes |
| Preceded by Gilbert P. Claridge |
Captain of H.M.S. L 33 3 Mar, 1927[1] – Mar, 1929 |
Succeeded by John Creswell |
| Preceded by Roderick L. M. Edwards |
Captain of H.M.S. L 27 4 Jan, 1933[2] – 15 Apr, 1935 |
Succeeded by George W. G. Simpson |
| Preceded by David E. G. Wemyss |
Captain of H.M.S. Oberon 16 Apr, 1935[3] – 9 Jan, 1936 |
Succeeded by Gilbert P. Claridge |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Spearfish 14 Apr, 1936 – 13 Aug, 1936 |
Succeeded by Reginald R. Helbert |
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