Thomas Elliot Pitts
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Jump to navigationJump to searchCommander R.N.R. Thomas Elliot Pitts, R.D., R.N.R. (6 June, 1885 – 22 July, 1930) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Pitt was appointed to the seaplane carrier Campania on 21 May 1915.[1]
Pitts was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 2 April, 1917. He left Campania on 31 May 1918 and spent some time at Devonport before being appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 89 in September, 1918.[2] He was demobilised on 26 May 1919.[3]
Pitts was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 2 April, 1925.[4]
Pitts was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 31 December, 1929.[5]
Pitts would die in a sailing accident in India.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Cyril H. Bromley |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 89 9 Sep, 1918[7] – 14 Apr, 1919[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/8. f. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.
- ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/8. f. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.
- ↑ Pitts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/8. f. 8.
