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{{CaptRN}} '''Charles Leslie Firth''', (21 May, 1900 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CaptRN}} '''Charles Leslie Firth''', M.V.O., D.S.O.* (21 May, 1900 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Firth was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1922.<ref>Firth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/94/14.|}} f. 14.</ref> | |||
Firth was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | |||
Firth was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | Firth was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1930.<ref>Firth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/94/14.|}} f. 14.</ref> | ||
Firth was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on | |||
- | Firth was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1935.<ref>Firth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/94/14.|}} f. 14.</ref> | ||
==World War II== | |||
Firth was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1941.<ref>Firth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/94/14.|}} f. 14.</ref> | |||
He was Deputy in charge of Radio Direction Finding for at least part of the 1941-1943 period.<ref>Firth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/94/14.|}} f. 14.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gerald Harman Warner|Gerald H. Warner]]'''|'''[[Portsmouth Signal School|Captain of Portsmouth Signal School]]'''<br>? – 26 Apr, 1948<ref>Crombie Service Record.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Harvey Forbes Crombie|John H. F. Crombie]]'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 6 April 2022
Captain Charles Leslie Firth, M.V.O., D.S.O.* (21 May, 1900 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Firth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1922.[1]
Firth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1930.[2]
Firth was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1935.[3]
World War II
Firth was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1941.[4]
He was Deputy in charge of Radio Direction Finding for at least part of the 1941-1943 period.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hugh S. Bowlby |
Captain of H.M.S. Broke 31 Jul, 1935[6][7] |
Succeeded by Selwyn V. Jephson |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Grafton 20 Mar, 1936[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Gerald H. Warner |
Captain of Portsmouth Signal School ? – 26 Apr, 1948[9] |
Succeeded by John H. F. Crombie |
Footnotes
- ↑ Firth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/14. f. 14.
- ↑ Firth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/14. f. 14.
- ↑ Firth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/14. f. 14.
- ↑ Firth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/14. f. 14.
- ↑ Firth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/14. f. 14.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 25 July 1935, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 219.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 245.
- ↑ Crombie Service Record.
