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'''Charles Edward Rathkins''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRNR}} '''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.
  
 
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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>
  
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Demobilised on 19 August, 1919.<ref>Rathkins Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/56/36.|}} f. 36.</ref>
  
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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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Latest revision as of 21:59, 14 June 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][10] – 18 Jan, 1917[11] 		Succeeded by
William S. Jackson
Preceded by
Charles H. B. Foxley 		Captain of H.M.S. P26
18 Jan, 1917[12] – 11 Apr, 1917[13] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
Frederick B. Noble 		Captain of H.M.S. Arun
25 Jul, 1917[14][15] – 1 Jan, 1919[16] 		Succeeded by
William B. Armit

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 734.
  3. ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
  4. ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
  5. ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
  6. ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
  7. ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
  8. ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
  9. ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401b.
  11. ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
  12. ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
  13. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 85.
  14. ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 734.
  16. ↑ Rathkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/36. f. 36.

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