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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Arthur Gwyn Moreton Meredyth''', C.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (21 July, 1862 – 14 December, 1955) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Arthur Gwyn Moreton Meredyth''', C.B.E., R.N. (21 July, 1862 – 14 December, 1955) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Early Life & Career==
 
==Early Life & Career==
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Meredyth was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1885.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25485/pages/3002 no. 25485.  p. 3002.]  30 June, 1885.</ref>
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Meredyth was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1885.{{Gaz|25485|3002|30 June, 1885}}
  
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Meredyth was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1898.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26983/pages/3983 no. 26983.  p. 3983.]  1 July, 1898.</ref>
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On 7 July 1887, he was loaned to command the {{UK-TB38|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''. Saturday, 2 July, 1887.  Issue '''32114''', col C, p. 12.</ref>
  
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On 27 July, 1915 [[Senior Naval Officer, Thurso]], <ref>''The Navy List'' (November, 1917).  p. 398''i''.</ref>
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Meredyth was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1898.{{Gaz|26983|3983|1 July, 1898}}
  
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==Footnotes==
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Meredyth was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 21 July, 1908.
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On 27 July, 1915 Meredyth was appointed Senior Naval Officer, [[Thurso]].{{NLNov17|p. 398''i''}}
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Meredyth reverted to the Retired List on 12 May, 1919.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:45, 7 April 2022

Captain (retired) Arthur Gwyn Moreton Meredyth, C.B.E., R.N. (21 July, 1862 – 14 December, 1955) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Meredyth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1885.[1]

On 7 July 1887, he was loaned to command the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 38 for manoeuvres.[2]

Meredyth was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1898.[3]

Meredyth was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 21 July, 1908.

On 27 July, 1915 Meredyth was appointed Senior Naval Officer, Thurso.[4]

Post-War

Meredyth reverted to the Retired List on 12 May, 1919.

Bibliography

  • "Obituaries" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 16 December, 1955. Issue 53405, col B, pg. 11.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 38
7 Jul, 1887[5] – Dec, 1887 		Succeeded by
Herbert W. James
Preceded by
Arthur H. Shirley 		Captain of H.M.S. Jason
30 Aug, 1895[6] – 3 Nov, 1898 		Succeeded by
Henry H. Bruce
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Flying Fish
3 Nov, 1898[7] – 3 Nov, 1899 		Succeeded by
Morgan Singer
Preceded by
Henry L. Tottenham
as Captain of H.M.S. Audacious 		Captain of H.M.S. Imperieuse
28 Oct, 1914[8] – 27 Jul, 1915 		Succeeded by
Bertram M. Chambers
Preceded by
John G. de O. Coke 		King's Harbour Master, Scapa Flow
28 Oct, 1914 – 27 Jul, 1915 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Lionel de L. Wells 		Senior Naval Officer, Thurso
27 Jul, 1915[9] – 22 May, 1919 		Succeeded by
?

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25485. p. 3002. 30 June, 1885.
  2. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 2 July, 1887. Issue 32114, col C, p. 12.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3983. 1 July, 1898.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398i.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 2 July, 1887. Issue 32114, col C, p. 12.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 235.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 November, 1898. Issue 35662, col F, p. 10.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394q.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 918.

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