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Revision as of 14:56, 6 July 2021

Captain Charles Leslie Firth, M.V.O., D.S.O.* (21 May, 1900 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Firth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1922.[1]

Firth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1930.[2]

Firth was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1935.[3]

World War II

Firth was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1941.[4]

He was Deputy in charge of Radio Direction Finding for at least part of the 1941-1943 period.[5]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hugh S. Bowlby
Captain of H.M.S. Broke
31 Jul, 1935[6]
Succeeded by
Selwyn V. Jephson
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Grafton
20 Mar, 1936[7]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Gerald H. Warner
Captain of Portsmouth Signal School
? – 26 Apr, 1948[8]
Succeeded by
John H. F. Crombie

Footnotes

  1. Firth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/14. f. 14.
  2. Firth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/14. f. 14.
  3. Firth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/14. f. 14.
  4. Firth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/14. f. 14.
  5. Firth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/94/14. f. 14.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 219.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 245.
  8. Crombie Service Record.