Cuthbert Helsham Heath-Caldwell

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Captain (retired) Cuthbert Helsham Heath-Caldwell, D.S.C., R.N. (7 November, 1889 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Aldershot, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel F. C. Heath-Caldwell of the Royal Engineers. Heath-Caldwell ranked 11th in merit of sixty cadets accepted in the May 1904 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia.[1]

Heath-Caldwell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1910.

Heath-Caldwell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1918.

Heath-Caldwell was appointed in command of the destroyer Trojan on 5 November, 1918.[2]

Post-War

Heath-Caldwell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1923.

Heath-Caldwell was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 7 November, 1935.

Heath-Caldwell was reported as having taken Holy Orders in 1937.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Grayfly
Jan, 1916 – 8 Jun, 1917
Succeeded by
Frank N. Stagg
Preceded by
Edmond Mansel Bowly
Captain of H.M.S. Bulldog
4 Oct, 1917[3] – 1 Jan, 1918
Succeeded by
Walter F. Smithwick
Preceded by
Julian Harrison
Captain of H.M.S. Martial
1 Jan, 1918 – 27 Feb, 1918
Succeeded by
Charles L. M. M. Crichton
Preceded by
Charles L. M. M. Crichton
Captain of H.M.S. Peyton
27 Feb, 1918 – 5 Nov, 1918
Succeeded by
Walter F. Smithwick
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Trojan
5 Nov, 1918[4] – 6 Feb, 1919
Succeeded by
James R. C. Cavendish
Preceded by
James R. C. Cavendish
Captain of H.M.S. Scimitar
6 Feb, 1919 – Dec, 1919
Succeeded by
John H. Jauncey
Preceded by
Mark Singleton
Captain of H.M.S. Skilful
15 Jun, 1920 – 24 Aug, 1920
Succeeded by
Ernest Brown
Preceded by
Frederick A. P. Williams-Freeman
Captain of H.M.S. Thistle
25 Jul, 1922[5] – 10 Feb, 1924
Succeeded by
Keith R. Farquharson
Preceded by
Harold G. Campbell
Superintendent of Anti-Gas Training, Portsmouth
5 Sep, 1924[6] – 16 Aug, 1926
Succeeded by
Alfred G. Peace
Preceded by
John V. Wotton
Captain of H.M.S. Foxglove
1 Oct, 1926[7] – Nov, 1928
Succeeded by
The Hon. John B. Bruce
Preceded by
Robert Mends
Captain of H.M.S. Constance
31 Mar, 1932[8] – 27 Oct, 1932
Succeeded by
David B. Nicol

Footnotes

  1. "Cadetships in the Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 921a.
  3. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392.
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 921a.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 819.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 238.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 240.
  8. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, February 17, 1932, Issue 46059, p.6.