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| − | '''Valentine Gordon Chester Shortridge''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{LCommRN}} (retired) '''Valentine Gordon Chester Shortridge''', R.N. (5 August, 1893 – 19 June, 1923) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | < | + | The son of Thomas W. Shortridge, medical practioner. |
| − | Shortridge was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | |
| − | + | Shortridge passed out of [[Royal Naval College, Dartmouth]] in April, 1910 ranked first of 77 cadets in marks on the Part I examination.<ref>"Naval And Military. Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Apr 30, 1910; pg. 5; Issue 39260.</ref> | |
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| − | + | Shortridge was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}} on 15 January, 1914.{{NLDec14|p. 69''a''}} | |
| − | Shortridge was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | |
| − | + | Shortridge was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1915.{{NLDec18|p. 171}} | |
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| + | In December 1918, he was part of staff at the the Anti-Submarine Division.{{NLDec18|p. 1816''a''}} | ||
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| + | On 15 November 1920, he was appointed to the [[Portsmouth Mining School]] as Trial and Experimental Officer in A/S Instruments.{{NLJan21|p. 882}} | ||
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| + | He was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 18 September, 1922. Shortridge was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} (retired) on 15 February, 1923 but soon died at Ashover Sanatorium of tuberculosis in mid-1923. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Valentine+Gordon+Chester+Shortridge Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Valentine+Gordon+Chester+Shortridge Service Records] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:21, 7 April 2022
Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Valentine Gordon Chester Shortridge, R.N. (5 August, 1893 – 19 June, 1923) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Thomas W. Shortridge, medical practioner.
Shortridge passed out of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in April, 1910 ranked first of 77 cadets in marks on the Part I examination.[1]
Shortridge was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 15 January, 1914.[2]
Shortridge was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1915.[3]
In December 1918, he was part of staff at the the Anti-Submarine Division.[4]
On 15 November 1920, he was appointed to the Portsmouth Mining School as Trial and Experimental Officer in A/S Instruments.[5]
He was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 18 September, 1922. Shortridge was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (retired) on 15 February, 1923 but soon died at Ashover Sanatorium of tuberculosis in mid-1923.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Alexander G. B. Wilson |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 22 29 Aug, 1917[6] – 31 Dec, 1917 |
Succeeded by Harry H. Dring |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval And Military. Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Apr 30, 1910; pg. 5; Issue 39260.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 69a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 171.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1816a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 882.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399t.
