Thomas Norman James
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Vice-Admiral Thomas Norman James, C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy (21 December, 1878 – 25 September, 1965) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
He was appointed command of battlecruiser Australia on 1 September, 1918.[1]
On 5 August, 1919, he was appointed Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral George Price Webley Hope in the light cruiser Cardiff, leading the Third Light Cruiser Squadron.[2]
He served as captain of Centurion from April 1924 until sometime in 1925,[3] and of Queen Elizabeth for a half year from December 1927.[4]
James died at home on 25 September, 1965. His funeral took place at Seer Green Parish Church at 2 p.m. on Wednesday 29 September.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 946.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 741.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Monday, 27 September, 1965. Issue 56437, col B, p. 1.
Bibliography
Papers
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/142.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/125.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/90.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/45.
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