Henry Clanchy

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Captain (retired) Henry Clanchy, (30 August, 1893 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Captain Henry T. Clanchy, R.N..

Clanchy passed out of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in April, 1910 ranked 58th of 77 cadets in marks on the Part I examination.[1]

Clanchy was appointed to Princess Royal from February 1914 until being appointed to the destroyer Druid on 30 May 1915.

Clanchy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1916.[2]

Clanchy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1924.[3]

Clanchy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1929.[4]

Clanchy was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Captain on 30 August, 1943.[5]

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Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles F. Bush
Captain of H.M.S. Veteran
May, 1925[6] – 20 May, 1927[7]
Succeeded by
Charles V. S. J. Marsden
Preceded by
John W. D. W. Easterbrook
Captain of H.M.S. Whirlwind
29 Mar, 1928[8] – 2 Dec, 1929[9]
Succeeded by
Francis S. W. de Winton
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Ardent
2 Dec, 1929[10] – 18 Apr, 1930[11]
Succeeded by
Cecil R. E. W. Perryman
Preceded by
New Command
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Moscow
c. Oct, 1936[12]c. 1940
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Apr 30, 1910; pg. 5; Issue 39260.
  2. Clanchy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/180. f. 180.
  3. Clanchy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/180. f. 180.
  4. Clanchy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/180. f. 180.
  5. Clanchy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/180. f. 180.
  6. Clanchy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/180. f. 180.
  7. Clanchy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/180. f. 180.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 288.
  9. Clanchy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/180. f. 180.
  10. Clanchy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/180. f. 180.
  11. Clanchy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/180. f. 180.
  12. "Naval Attache in Russia." The Times (London, England), 22 Oct. 1936, p. 18.