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He attended the Royal Navy War College from 12 Sept. - 23 Dec., 1910, placing fourth out of nine commanders in order of merit. | He attended the Royal Navy War College from 12 Sept. - 23 Dec., 1910, placing fourth out of nine commanders in order of merit. | ||
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| + | From 15 December, 1911, to 5 January, 1912, he served as member of a Conference on Gunnery held at the Admiralty, representing the Vice-Admiral Commanding, Second Division, Home Fleet.<ref>G.024/1912. The National Archives. ADM 1/8328.</ref> | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1913. | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1913. | ||
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Cyril Samuel Townsend, C.B. ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He attended the Royal Navy War College from 12 Sept. - 23 Dec., 1910, placing fourth out of nine commanders in order of merit.
From 15 December, 1911, to 5 January, 1912, he served as member of a Conference on Gunnery held at the Admiralty, representing the Vice-Admiral Commanding, Second Division, Home Fleet.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1913.
He took command of the Royal Navy War College, Devonport on 19 December, 1913.[2]
He was appointed command of the light cruiser Constance in December, 1915,[3] serving on her through the battle of Jutland and the surrender of the German fleet.
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