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词条 James Dalgleish
释义

  1. Life

  2. Naval Career

  3. Awards and Decorations

  4. References

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Commodore James Dalgliesh {{Post-nominals|country=ZAR|CBE}} (1891-1964) served as the Chief of the Seaward Defence Force,[1] which later became the South African Navy.[2]

Life

He was born in Edinburgh on 8 July 1891 the eldest son of John Dalgleish and his wife Jessie Morrie.

Naval Career

He joined the Merchant Navyat age 16 and served in the Royal Navy during World War I.

After demobilisation he served as a navigation officer on a survey vessel before being transferred to the hydrographic section of the South African Naval Service.[2] He later commanded the {{SAS|Protea}} until it was decommissioned in 1933.[3]

He became director of the Seaward Defence Force on 28 March 1941 after the death of Rear Admiral Guy Hallifax and was promoted to the rank of captain. He was promoted to acting commodore on 1 May 1946 and confirmed in that rank on 1 August 1946.[3]

He retired on 30 November 1946.[2]

He died on 30 May 1964 and is buried with his parents in Warriston Cemetery in north Edinburgh. The grave lies in the modern sections to the north.

Awards and Decorations

  • {{Medal Display|CBE}}

References

1. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6244:fact-file-chiefs-of-the-south-african-navy-&catid=79:fact-files&Itemid=159 | title=FactFile: Chiefs of the South African Navy | publisher=DefenceWeb | accessdate=September 20, 2014}}
2. ^{{cite journal|author=C.J. Nöthling, E.M. Meyers|title=Leaders through the years (1912–1982)|journal=Scientaria Militaria|year=1982|volume=12|issue=2|page=9e|url=http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/631}}
3. ^{{cite book | title=War at Sea: South African Maritime Operations during World War II | publisher=Ashanti Publishing | last1=Harris|first1=C J | year=1991 | page=41}}
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4 : 1891 births|1964 deaths|Chiefs of the South African Navy|Commanders of the Order of the British Empire

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