Henry Pridham-Wippell

captain navy officer commander Central Bank

August 12, 1885 (age 66)

Bromley, London Borough of Bromley, United Kingdom

Educated at The Limes, Greenwich and at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Pridham-Wippell joined the Royal Navy in 1900. He served in World War I in ships of the Grand Fleet. He took charge of the destroyers at Gallipoli in 1915 and served on the Adriatic and Palestine coasts from 1916. He was made Captain of HMS Enterprise in 1928 and Commander of the 6th Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet in 1932. He went on to be Director of the Operations Division at the Admiralty in 1933 and Commander of the Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas in 1936. He went on to be Director of Personal Services at the Admiralty in 1938. He served in World World War II as Commander of the 1st Battle Squadron in the Mediterranean from July 1940. He was knighted for his part in the Battle of Cape Matapan in the Mediterranean in March 1941 and was a survivor of the sinking of the battleship HMS Barham in November 1941. He went on to be Flag Officer in charge of Dover in 1942. After the War he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. He retired in 1948.

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captain navy officer commander Central Bank

Career

Educated at The Limes, Greenwich and at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Pridham-Wippell joined the Royal Navy in 1900. He served in World War I in ships of the Grand Fleet. He took charge of the destroyers at Gallipoli in 1915 and served on the Adriatic and Palestine coasts from 1916.

He was made Captain of HMS Enterprise in 1928 and Commander of the 6th Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet in 1932.

He went on to be Director of the Operations Division at the Admiralty in 1933 and Commander of the Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas in 1936. He went on to be Director of Personal Services at the Admiralty in 1938.

He served in World World War II as Commander of the 1st Battle Squadron in the Mediterranean from July 1940. He was knighted for his part in the Battle of Cape Matapan in the Mediterranean in March 1941 and was a survivor of the sinking of the battleship HMS Barham in November 1941.

He went on to be Flag Officer in charge of Dover in 1942.

After the War he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. He retired in 1948.

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