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Charles Finnigan

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Life
Naval career
References

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Charles Joseph Finnigan, CB (1901-1967) was a Scottish dental surgeon who became Surgeon Rear-Admiral (D) in the Royal Navy. He served as Honorary Dental Surgeon to the Queen from 1955 to 1960.

Life

Charles Finnigan was born on 3 April 1901 at Lawside House, Dundee. His father was Andrew Finnigan, a liquor salesman, and his mother was Margaret Breslin. They were married on 26 Sept 1890 at Lochee, Dundee.^[1]

Charles was educated at Harris Academy, Dundee.^[2] He graduated at St. Andrews University in 1923 having qualified as a dental surgeon.^[3] Shortly after graduation in 1923, he joined the Royal Navy as a dental surgeon. In 1937, he married Milifred Kathleen Dudgeon in Hong Kong and they had a son John A. Finnigan who also entered the Royal Navy. He died on 27 July 1967 at the Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital, London, at the age of 66.^[3] His photographic portrait is available at the National Portrait Gallery, London.^[4]

Naval career

Before World War Two he served as dental surgeon on the following vessels: H.M. Ships, Delhi, Norfolk, Dorsetshire and Achilles, and also on the China Station.^[3]
1929 — Appointed Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander^[3]
1932-33 — HMS Dorsetshire^[5]
1933 — HMS Achilles^[5]
1936 — Appointed Surgeon Commander^[3]
1937-39 — RN Hospital, Hong Kong^[5]
1939-45 — Served in the United Kingdom, Africa, Italy and Malta. Made acting Surgeon Captain while on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, and served as Fleet Dental Surgeon.^[3]
1949 — Confirmed in the rank of Surgeon Captain and served on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
1955 — Made Honorary Dental Surgeon to the Queen
1957-60 — Appointed Surgeon Rear Admiral and Deputy Director General, Dental Services at the Admiralty.
1960 — Retired from the Royal Navy and made Companion of the Order of the Bath (C.B.)^[3]

References

1. ^Birth certificate available at General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh:http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
2. ^His name appears as notable pupil at this school.
3. ^¹²³⁴⁵⁶His 'Obituary' in the British Dental Journal, (London: British Dental Association), Volume 123, no. 4, 5 August 1967, p.192.
4. ^National Portrait Gallery: http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp97091/charles-joseph-finnigan (Accessed 16/05/2013)
5. ^¹²Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/FINNIGAN.shtml (Accessed 16/05/2013)

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