Admiral (retired) SIR William Eric Campbell Tait, K.C.B., M.V.O., R.N. (12 August, 1886 – 17 July, 1946) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of surgeon W. Tait, R.N. of the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar.
Tait was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1909.
Tait was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1917.
Tait was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 August, 1921.
Tait was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1926.
Tait was appointed in command of the light cruiser Capetown in July, 1929.
World War II
Tait was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 August, 1938.
Tait was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 October, 1941.
Tait was placed on the Retired List on 12 December, 1944 and promoted to the rank of Admiral (retired) on 8 May, 1945.
See Also
Naval Appointments
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Preceded by Percy R. Stevens
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Captain of H.M.S. Dragon 9 Feb, 1928 – 7 Jan, 1929
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Succeeded by Louis H. B. Bevan
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Preceded by The Hon. E. Rupert Drummond
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Captain of H.M.S. Capetown 5 Jul, 1929 – Dec, 1929
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Succeeded by John B. Hughes
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Preceded by Charles H. Knox-Little
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Captain of H.M.S. Delhi Dec, 1929 – 15 May, 1931
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Succeeded by Frederic N. Attwood
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Preceded by Frederic N. Attwood
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Captain of H.M.S. Despatch 15 May, 1931 – 12 Jun, 1931
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Succeeded by Cecil R. E. W. Perryman
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Preceded by Gerald C. Harrison
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Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence 29 Apr, 1932[1] – 24 Nov, 1933
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Succeeded by George A. Scott
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Preceded by Reginald V. Holt
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Captain of H.M.S. Shropshire 29 Nov, 1934[2] – 16 Oct, 1937
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Succeeded by Arthur W. La T. Bisset
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Preceded by Lancelot E. Holland
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Captain of H.M.S. Victory 11 Aug, 1937 – 26 Sep, 1939
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Succeeded by Harold T. C. Walker
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Preceded by Lancelot E. Holland
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Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth 11 Aug, 1937 – 26 Sep, 1939
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Succeeded by Harold T. C. Walker
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Preceded by Henry K. Kitson as Rear-Admiral Commanding, Third Battle Squadron
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Vice-Admiral Commanding, Third Battle Squadron 5 Jan, 1942 – 1942
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Succeeded by Harold T. C. Walker
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Preceded by Algernon U. Willis
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Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic ? – 22 Aug, 1944
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Succeeded by Robert L. Burnett
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- ↑ "Royal Navy" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 23 January, 1932. Issue 46038, col F, p. 19.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 275.