Английская Википедия:Francis Tottenham

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox military person Admiral Sir Francis William Loftus Tottenham, KCB, CBE (17 August 1880 – 9 November 1967) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station.[1]

Naval career

Tottenham, the second son of Capt. Francis Loftus Tottenham, joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1895.[1][2] As a midshipman, he was posted to the protected cruiser HMS Charybdis in early 1900.[3] He served on the despatch vessel HMS Surprise when he was promoted to lieutenant on 1 October 1902.[4][5] He served in World War I with 4th Battle Squadron.[2] After the War he was a member of the Inter-Allied Naval Armistice Commission and Control Commission in Germany.[2] He commanded HMS Delhi from 1920 and then became naval attaché in Washington D. C. in 1922.[2] He later commanded the shore establishment HMS Excellent and then HMS Rodney.[2] He was made rear admiral commanding 3rd Cruiser Squadron in 1932 and Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station in 1935.[2] He retired as a full admiral[6] in 1940.[2]

In 1932, in his 50s, he married Evelyn Rosalie Prescott Street, the widow of Captain Herbert Street, and only daughter of Harry Ernest Prescott. They had one daughter.[1]

Following Tottenham's death, Sir Douglas Marshall, who served with him in the Second World War, eulogised him in The Times:

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  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Шаблон:Cite news
  2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 2,6 Sir Francis William Loftus Tottenham Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  3. ↑ Шаблон:Cite newspaper The Times
  4. ↑ Шаблон:Cite newspaper The Times
  5. ↑ Шаблон:London Gazette
  6. ↑ Sir Francis Tottenham The Straits Times, 5 July 1939, Page 12
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