Frederic Newton Attwood
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Jump to navigationJump to searchRear-Admiral Frederic Newton Attwood, C.B.E., Royal Navy (6 May, 1889 – c. March, 1974) served in the Royal Navy.
Some of his Service Records give his name as "Frederick".
Life & Career
Attwood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1909.
Attwood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1917.[Inference]
Attwood was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1922.
Attwood was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1929.
World War II
Attwood was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 June, 1940 and placed on the Retired List the following day.
He died around early 1974, leaving an estate valued at £51,128.[1]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Cecil E. Brooke |
Captain of H.M.S. Laburnum 1 Sep, 1927[2] – Sep, 1929 |
Succeeded by Charles E. Hotham |
| Preceded by Guy L. Coleridge |
Captain of H.M.S. Despatch Jul, 1930[3] – May, 1931[4] |
Succeeded by William E. C. Tait |
| Preceded by William E. C. Tait |
Captain of H.M.S. Delhi 15 May, 1931[5] – May, 1932 |
Succeeded by The Hon. Edmund R. Drummond |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Glasgow Jul, 1937[6] – 20 Jan, 1938 |
Succeeded by Cyril G. B. Coltart |
| Preceded by Roderick B. T. Miles |
Captain of H.M.S. Defiance 9 Jan, 1939[7] – 4 Sep, 1939[8] |
Succeeded by Roderick B. T. Miles |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Deaths." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 28, 1974; pg. 18; Issue 59050.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 251.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 230.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 272.
- ↑ Inferred from Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
