Both HMS Stronghold and HMS Thanet were old S class destroyers built just after the first world war and based at Singapore when Japan attacked in December 1941.
HMS Stronghold was commanded by Lt Cdr Giles Robert Pretor-Pinney
Promoted
15 Sep 1918 – Lt
15 Sep 1926 – Lt Cdr (retired)
22 Apr 1920 (retired)
Source https://uboat.net/allies/commanders/2043.html
HMS Thanet was commanded by Lt Cdr Bernard Sydney Davies
Promoted
15 Dec 1920 – Lt
15 Dec 1928 – Lt Cdr
28 Jan 1939 (retired)
Source https://uboat.net/allies/commanders/677.html
On the above data, Pretor-Pinney has over two years seniority at Lt Cdr, but does his being retired from 1920 impact on that, given Davies must have continued as a serving officer?
Also, I presume being retired placed them in the Royal Naval Reserve, but I haven’t seen RNR against their name anywhere.
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Fatboy Coxy
Who has seniority?
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Re: Who has seniority?
They were both designated as LtCdr Rtd, not RNR. I'm guessing Pretor-Pinney had seniority, but it's a good question...so, I just can't say definitely.
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Re: Who has seniority?
Thank you