Difference between revisions of "Charles Edward Rathkins"
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| − | + | Rahtkens was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 2 August, 1915.<ref>Rathkins Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/36.|}} f. 36.</ref> | |
| − | Rathkins was | + | Rathkins was appointed in command of the {{UK-Arun|f=t}} on 25 July, 1917.{{NLDec18|p. 734}}<ref>Rathkins Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/36.|}} f. 36.</ref> |
| − | Rathkins | + | Demobilised on 19 August, 1919.<ref>Rathkins Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/36.|}} f. 36.</ref> |
| − | Rathkins was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Rathkins was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 2 August, 1923.<ref>Rathkins Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/36.|}} f. 36.</ref> |
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| − | Rathkins was | + | Rathkins was promoted to the rank of {{CommRNR}} on 31 December, 1926.<ref>Rathkins Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/36.|}} f. 36.</ref> |
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| + | Rathkins was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRNR}} on 31 December, 1932.<ref>Rathkins Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/36.|}} f. 36.</ref> | ||
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| + | In 1948, he reported that he was retired and living in Preston. Gamely for a man of sixty-five years, he declared himself fit for general service.<ref>Rathkins Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/36.|}} f. 36.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 16:17, 28 January 2022
Captain R.N.R. Charles Edward Rathkins, R.D., R.N.R. (6 March, 1883 – 20 February, 1964) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve. He was born Carl Edward Rahtkens and selected a more British-sounding variant perhaps in 1917.
Life & Career
Rahtkens was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 2 August, 1915.[1]
Rathkins was appointed in command of the destroyer Arun on 25 July, 1917.[2][3]
Demobilised on 19 August, 1919.[4]
Rathkins was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 2 August, 1923.[5]
Rathkins was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 31 December, 1926.[6]
Rathkins was promoted to the rank of Captain R.N.R. on 31 December, 1932.[7]
World War II
In 1948, he reported that he was retired and living in Preston. Gamely for a man of sixty-five years, he declared himself fit for general service.[8]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Roy Gill |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 072 22 Jun, 1916[9] |
Succeeded by William S. Jackson |
| Preceded by Charles H. B. Foxley |
Captain of H.M.S. P26 18 Jan, 1917 – 11 Apr, 1917[10] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
| Preceded by Frederick B. Noble |
Captain of H.M.S. Arun 25 Jul, 1917[11] – 1 Jan, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 734.
- ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
- ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
- ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
- ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
- ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
- ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401b.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 85.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 734.
