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Born in Musselburgh, Scotland. | |||
Bennett was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 July, 1909.{{NLDec14|p. 8}} | Bennett was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 July, 1909.{{NLDec14|p. 8}} | ||
Bennett served in the Royal Navy during World War I, being in the {{UK-Canopus|f=tp}} at the [[Battle of the Falkland Islands]] in 1914. | |||
Bennett was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 July, 1917.{{NLDec18|p. 363}} | Bennett was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 July, 1917.{{NLDec18|p. 363}} | ||
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He transferred to the [[Royal Australian Navy]] and worked with the Hydrographic Branch, undertaking surveys of northern waters and of the Great Barrier Reef, taking command of the Australian surveying ship {{UK-Geranium}} in 1924. | |||
Bennett retired in 1929. | |||
==World War II== | |||
He served as Commander of H.M.A.S. {{UK-Platypus}} and then as Staff Officer in Sydney of the [[Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships]].<ref>[http://collections.anmm.gov.au/objects/45625 Australian National Maritime Museum].</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 14:04, 9 March 2018
Commander (retired) Harry Thring Bennett, D.S.O. (21 February, 1888 – ) served in the Royal Navy. Some Navy Lists call him "Henry".[1]
Life & Career
Born in Musselburgh, Scotland.
Bennett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1909.[2]
Bennett served in the Royal Navy during World War I, being in the battleship H.M.S. Canopus at the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914.
Bennett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 July, 1917.[3]
In 1918, he was posted to Bermuda to become Master Attendant and King's Harbour Master.
He transferred to the Royal Australian Navy and worked with the Hydrographic Branch, undertaking surveys of northern waters and of the Great Barrier Reef, taking command of the Australian surveying ship Geranium in 1924.
Bennett retired in 1929.
World War II
He served as Commander of H.M.A.S. Platypus and then as Staff Officer in Sydney of the Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships.[4]
See Also
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| Preceded by Kenneth H. L. MacKenzie |
Captain of H.M.S. Geranium 1 Jan, 1924[5] |
Succeeded by ? |
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