1927 - 1st May | Midshipman | The Hon David Cairns | |
1927 - 8th Nov | Midshipman | HMS Queen Elizabeth - Battleship on the Mediterranean Station, flagship of Admiral Sir Frederick L Field KCB KCMG | The Hon David Cairns |
1930 | Sub Lieutenant | On course in Portsmouth | The Hon David Cairns |
1932 - 1st Oct | Lieutenant | - | The Hon David Cairns |
1932 - 23rd Nov | Lieutenant | HMS Sussex Cruiser 1st Cruiser Squadron Mediterranean Station | The Hon David Cairns |
1933 - 1934 | Lieutenant | Qualified in Signals at H.M. Signal School Portsmouth | The Hon David Cairns |
1934-1935 | Lieutenant | HMS Nelson as Fleet Wireless Assistant Home Fleet | The Hon David Cairns |
1936 | Lieutenant | Advanced Signal Course R.N.C. Greenwich | The Hon David Cairns |
1937 - 1938 | Lieutenant | Flag Lieutenant and Signal Officer to CS2 HMS Orion and HMS Southampton | The Hon David Cairns |
1939 - 1940 | Lieutenant | H.M. Signal School Portsmouth Experimental Department | The Hon David Cairns |
1939 - 1st Oct | Lieutenant Commander | The Hon David Cairns | |
1940 | Lieutenant Commander | Flag Lieutenant and Signal Officer to Admiral of the Fleet The Earl of Cork and Orrey in the Norwegian Campaign | The Hon David CairnsMentioned in Despatches |
1940 | Lieutenant Commander | Signal Officer on Staff of Captain (D), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada for transfer to U.S. "Town" Class Destroyer programme | The Hon David Cairns |
1940 - 1941 | Lieutenant Commander | Assistant Naval Attache Washington DC, and for duty in U.S. Pacific Fleet. | The Hon David Cairns |
1941 - 1943 | Lieutenant Commander | Fleet Signals Officer Mediterraean Fleet and later to C-in-C. Levant | The Hon David Cairns |
1943 - 31st Dec | Commander | The Hon David Cairns | |
1943 - 1945 | Commander | Admiralty - Radio Equipment Department | The Hon David Cairns |
1945 - 1947 | Commander | HMS Sheffield - Executive Officer | The Hon David Cairns |
1946 - 23rd Oct | Commander | HMS Sheffield - Executive Officer | Created 5th Earl Cairns |
1947 - 1949 | Commander | HMS Mercury - Training Commander and later, as the Executive Officer | 5th Earl Cairns |
1949 - 30th Jun | Captain | 5th Earl Cairns | |
1949 - 1950 | Captain | Senior Officers War Course | 5th Earl Cairns |
1950 - 1952 | Captain | Deputy Director Signal Division Admiralty | 5th Earl Cairns |
1952 - 1953 | Captain | HMS St Austell Bay in Command and as Senior Officer Frigates America & West Indies Station | 5th Earl Cairns |
1953 - 1954 | Captain | HMS Ganges | 5th Earl Cairns |
1955 - 1958 | Captain | Flag Captain to C-in-C East Indies and in Command HMS Superb | 5th Earl Cairns |
1958 - 7th Jul | Rear Admiral | 5th Earl Cairns | |
1958 - 1961 | Rear Admiral | President of R.N.C. Greenwich | 5th Earl CairnsCreated CB (Companion of the Order of the Bath) |
1961 | Rear Admiral | Retired from the Royal Navy | 5th Earl Cairns |
1962 - 1971 | Rear Admiral Retired | Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the UK | 5th Earl CairnsCreated GCVO (Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order) |
1966 - 1977 | Rear Admiral Retired | President of the Navy League | 5th Earl Cairns GCVO CB |
1973 | Rear Admiral Retired | Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Suffolk | 5th Earl Cairns GCVO CB |
1977 - 1989 | - | Many interests. He died on the 21st March 1989 aged 79. | 5th Earl Cairns GCVO CB |