| 1898 |
Joined H.M.S. Britannia as Naval Cadet. |
| 1899 |
Joined first seagoing ship: H.M.S. Crescent, Flagship, North America and West Indies; Vice-Admiral Bedford; Captain Colville; Commander Henry Campbell. |
| 1899 |
Promoted to Midshipman. |
| 1902 |
Promoted to Sub-Lieutenant. |
| 1902 |
to 1903. Undergoing various courses and examinations for the rank of Lieutenant. |
| 1903 |
Joined H.M.S. Ariadne, Flagship, North America and West Indies ; Vice-Admiral Douglas; Captain Browning. |
| 1904 |
Joined H.M.S. Tribune, North America and West Indies Squadron. |
| 1904 |
Commanded H.M. Torpedo Boat No. 74. |
| 1904 |
Promoted to Lieutenant and reappointed to command of above. |
| 1906 |
Joined H.M.S. Formidable ; Captain Symons and later Captain Lyon. |
| 1908 |
Commanded H.M. Destroyer Vigilant ; Captain Tyrwhitt ; Captain (D). |
| 1909 |
Commanded H.M. Destroyer Racehorse; Captain Alexander-Sinclair; Captain (D). |
| 1910 |
Commanded H.M. Destroyer Whiting, China. |
| 1912 |
Promoted to Lieutenant-Commander. |
| 1913 |
Commanded H.M. Destroyer Waveney; Captain Lowther-Crofton; Captain (D). |
| 1913 |
Commanded H.M. Destroyer Borne ; same flotilla. |
| 1914 |
Commanded H.M. Destroyer Electra; Commander Peck; Commander (D). |
| 1914 |
Commanded H.M. Destroyer Acorn, Second Flotilla, Grand Fleet. |
| 1915 |
Commanded H.M. Destroyer Marne, Eleventh Flotilla, Grand Fleet. |
| 1917 |
Promoted to Commander. |
| 1917 |
Re-appointed to H.M.S. Marne in command and as Divisional Leader of Escorts in connection with newly-organised Convoy System. |
| 1919 |
Commanded H.M.S. Kinsha, gunboat; Flagship of the Yangtse Flotilla ; Commodore Ellison. |
| 1920 |
Re-appointed in command and as Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral Borrett. |
| 1921 |
Paid off H.M.S. Kinsha. |
| 1922 |
Retired. |
From Senior Sub-Lieutenant to a Commander of four years' seniority, a period of sixteen and a half years, I was only out of command of one of H.M. ships for a year and a half.
This must be something like a record. During that time I commanded ten ships.
