William Tait | |
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Birth name | William Eric Campbell Tait |
Born | 1886 |
Died | 1946 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | Royal Navy |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Dragon HMS Capetown HMS Delhi HMS Shropshire South Atlantic Station |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
William E. C. Tait (1886 – 1946) was a Royal Navy officer who became Governor of Southern Rhodesia after his retirement in 1944. He commanded various cruisers between 1928 and 1937. Four years later, he became commander in chief of the Africa Station and was transferred to the South Atlantic Station in 1942.[1]
Citations[]
- ↑ Halpern, p. 242
Bibliography[]
- Halpern, Paul G., ed (2016). The Mediterranean Fleet, 1930–1939. Publications of the Navy Records Society. 163. London: Routledge for the Navy Records Society. ISBN 978-1-4724-7597-8.
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