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'''Harold Needham Key''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{LCommRN}} '''Harold Needham Key''', R.N. (5 March, 1879 – 27 January, 1940) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Key was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1901. | |||
Key was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | |||
Key was | Key was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1909. | ||
Key was | |||
Key was appointed to {{UK-Ariadne}} as first officer on 22 January, 1913. Captain [[Charles Herbert Morgan|Charles H. Morgan]] wrote of Key upon leaving the ship in December 1913 that his first officer was, "[n]ot untrustworthy, but undoubtedly accustomed to consume an abnormal amount of alcohol." | |||
Placed on the Retired List at his own request on 16 July, 1920. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 16:39, 26 September 2017
Lieutenant-Commander Harold Needham Key, R.N. (5 March, 1879 – 27 January, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Key was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1901.
Key was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1909.
Key was appointed to Ariadne as first officer on 22 January, 1913. Captain Charles H. Morgan wrote of Key upon leaving the ship in December 1913 that his first officer was, "[n]ot untrustworthy, but undoubtedly accustomed to consume an abnormal amount of alcohol."
Placed on the Retired List at his own request on 16 July, 1920.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John B. Thomas |
Captain of H.M.S. Ranger 30 May, 1907[1] – 30 Sep, 1909[Inference] |
Succeeded by Edward O. Tudor |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 365.
