Walter Burdge Compton
Captain Walter Burdge Compton, M.V.O., D.S.O., (10 May, 1876 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Compton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1899.
Compton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1910.[1]
On 12 December, 1914, Compton was appointed in command of the submarine Spiteful, and for command of her flotilla.[2]
On 26 February, 1917, he was appointed to Victory for Miscellaneous Service, and was given the rank of Acting Captain to serve as Captain (D) of the Portsmouth Escort Flotilla, though he surrendered his command of H.M.S. Badger in so doing.
Compton was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1917.[3]
He retired on 5 August, 1922, following the expiration of his foreign service leave.
Post-war
Compton was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calliope on 10 March, 1919.[4]
In March, 1921, Compton was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calcutta.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frederick B. Noble |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 116 1 Dec, 1913[5] – 12 Dec, 1914 |
Succeeded by Ernest E. Lowe |
| Preceded by Ernest E. Lowe |
Captain of H.M.S. Spiteful 12 Dec, 1914[6] – 10 Jan, 1917 |
Succeeded by Henry F. H. Wakefield |
| Preceded by Alan M. Yeats-Brown |
Captain of H.M.S. Badger 10 Jan, 1917 – 26 Feb, 1917 |
Succeeded by Conyngham C. Denison |
| Preceded by Percy L. H. Noble |
Captain of H.M.S. Calliope 10 Mar, 1919[7] – 1 Mar, 1921 |
Succeeded by William D. Paton |
| Preceded by Percy L. H. Noble |
Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta 1 Mar, 1921 – 1922 |
Succeeded by Kenneth Dewar |
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