Francis Cuthbert Platt
Commander (retired) Francis Cuthbert Platt, D.S.O., R.N. (13 August, 1885 – 15 February, 1941) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The youngest son of Reverend G. M. Platt[1] of Seacroft Vicarage, Leeds joined the January 1901 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia. His first year after poassing out in May 1903 was spent in Prince George and Exmouth.[2]
Platt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1907.[3]
Platt was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 July, 1915.[4]
He was appointed as gunnery officer in Glory on 13 July, 1916. He remained in this role for some time before being lent to Excellent. On 12 August 1917 he was assigned to H.M.S. Crocus, temporarily. On 7 November 1917 he was appointed to the sweeping sloop Wallflower.[5]
On May 8, 1918, Platt's sweeping sloop Wallflower sank U 32 forty miles northwest of Malta in a convoy action. He may not, however, have been in command prior to September 1918.[6]
Platt was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 1 June, 1927.[7]
World War II
After some service in New York as a Consular Shipping Adviser, he was in ill health and on 23 July 1940 his appointment was terminated and he reverted to the Retired List. He was sent to Penny Cottage [illeg] in Dorset.[8]
Platt died suddenly of angina. His funeral was held at Stapehill Abbey in Wimborne on 19 February, 1941.[9]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George M. Skinner |
Captain of H.M.S. Crocus 18 Aug, 1917 – 30 Oct, 1917 |
Succeeded by Richard W. U. Bayly |
| Preceded by Guy R. Livingstone |
Captain of H.M.S. Wallflower 7 Nov, 1917[10] – 30 Jan, 1920 |
Succeeded by Harold A. Knight |
| Preceded by Arthur M. Y. Dane |
Captain of H.M.S. Dwarf 6 Jul, 1920 – 13 Dec, 1922 |
Succeeded by Stephen Phillimore |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Deaths." The Times (London, England), 18 Feb. 1941, p. 1.
- ↑ Platt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/118. f. ?.
- ↑ Platt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/118. f. ?.
- ↑ Platt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/118. f. ?.
- ↑ Platt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/118. f. ?.
- ↑ Platt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/118. f. ?.
- ↑ Platt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/118. f. ?.
- ↑ Platt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/118. f. ?.
- ↑ "Deaths." The Times (London, England), 18 Feb. 1941, p. 1.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 941.
