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Humphreys, Lawrence Anthony, 1901-1985, Commander
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1901-1985
History
Born in 1901; commissioned into the Royal Navy, 1917; served in World War One, 1917-1918; HMS INDOMITABLE, Chatham, 1917-1919; HMS BARHAM, Flagship to V Adm Sir Arthur Cavanagh Leveson, commanding 2 Battle Sqn, Portsmouth, 1919-1920; HMS TARANTULA, Chatham, 1920-1923; Sub Lt, 1921; Lt, 1923; HMS DRAGON, 1 Cruiser Sqn, Mediterranean Fleet, 1923-1925; Promotion Course, RN College, Greenwich, 1926; Second Gunnery Officer, HMS HOOD, Flagship to R Adm Frederic Charles Dreyer, commanding Battle Cruiser Sqn, Atlantic Fleet, 1928-1930; Gunnery Officer, HMS DANAE, 1 Cruiser Sqn, Mediterranean Fleet, and 8 Cruiser Sqn, America and West Indies Station, 1930-1932; Lt Cdr, 1931; died in 1985.
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0099 KCLMA
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Final
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Further information is available at the National Archives (F41047)