Alfred Gilmore Alston

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Captain (retired) Alfred Gilmore Alston, C.M.G. (10 October, 1868 – ) served in the Royal Navy. He may have entered the service via the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Alston entered the service with the rank of Lieutenant on 31 October, 1895.

Alston was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Commander on 14 May, 1909.

He served as a Transport Officer during the Great War, hopping around quite a bit.

Alston was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) in recognition of war service with seniority of 11 November, 1918.

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Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John B. Hancock
Divisional Naval Transport Officer, Southampton
5 Apr, 1915 – 1 Feb, 1916
Succeeded by
Henry V. Simpson
Preceded by
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Divisional Naval Transport Officer, Alexandria
2 Feb, 1916 – 3 Sep, 1917
Succeeded by
Robert F. Thom
Preceded by
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Divisional Naval Transport Officer, Kantara
4 Sep, 1917 – 10 Feb, 1918
Succeeded by
Lawrence de W. Satow
Preceded by
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Divisional Naval Transport Officer, Suez
11 Feb, 1918 – 2 Feb, 1919
Succeeded by
Charles D. Moore
Preceded by
Charles J. C. Kendall
Divisional Naval Transport Officer, Cairo
3 Feb, 1919 – 18 Nov, 1919
Succeeded by
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