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'''Charles Farquhar-Smith''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{RearAU}} '''Charles Farquhar-Smith''' (29 January, 1888 – 17 June, 1968) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] and the [[Royal Australian Navy]].
  
 
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On 3 August 1914 he was appointed to the {{UK-Aboukir|f=tp}}, playing a small part in the [[Battle of Heligoland Bight]] on 28 August. He would survive her torpedoing and loss shortly thereafter in the broad fourteens, appearing on deck in his bedclothes before finding a raft and eventual rescue.<ref>[https://www.navy.gov.au/biography/rear-admiral-charles-farquhar-smith R.A.N. page on Farquhar-Smith].</ref>
  
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Farquhar-Smith was promoted to the rank of {{LieutAU}} on 14 August, 1914{{NLJan21|p. 1886}} or 1 October, 1915.<ref>Farquhar-Smith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 340/49/17.|}} f. ?.</ref>
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Farquhar-Smith was appointed in command of the {{UK-IronDuke|f=t}} from May to October, 1936.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:14, 25 October 2021

Rear-Admiral Charles Farquhar-Smith (29 January, 1888 – 17 June, 1968) served in the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Australian Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Taree, New South Wales.[1]

On 3 August 1914 he was appointed to the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Aboukir, playing a small part in the Battle of Heligoland Bight on 28 August. He would survive her torpedoing and loss shortly thereafter in the broad fourteens, appearing on deck in his bedclothes before finding a raft and eventual rescue.[2]

Farquhar-Smith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 August, 1914[3] or 1 October, 1915.[4]

Farquhar-Smith was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1925.[5]

Farquhar-Smith was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1930.[6]

Farquhar-Smith was appointed in command of the battleship Iron Duke from May to October, 1936.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edward R. Pitt 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 042
Apr, 1916[7] – 30 Sep, 1916[8] 		Succeeded by
Richard H. Buck
Preceded by
George L. Massey 		Captain of H.M.A.S. Canberra
29 May, 1931[9] – Jun, 1933[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Frederic C. Bradley
Preceded by
Denham M. T. Bedford 		Captain of H.M.A.S. Brisbane
Apr, 1935[10]] – 27 Sep, 1935[11] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Decommissioned
Preceded by
Francis H. G. Walker 		Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke
May, 1936[12] – Oct, 1936 		Succeeded by
The Hon. Cyril E. Douglas-Pennant
Preceded by
William S. Chalmers 		Captain of H.M.S. Delhi
10 Oct, 1936[13] – 10 Mar, 1938 		Succeeded by
Charles H. Allen

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Farquhar-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/49/17. f. ?.
  2. ↑ R.A.N. page on Farquhar-Smith.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 1886.
  4. ↑ Farquhar-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/49/17. f. ?.
  5. ↑ Farquhar-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/49/17. f. ?.
  6. ↑ Farquhar-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/49/17. f. ?.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 401b.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 401b.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 296.
  10. ↑ R.A.N. page on Farquhar-Smith.
  11. ↑ R.A.N. page on Farquhar-Smith.
  12. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 229.

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