Charles Courtenay Bell

Captain (retired) Charles Courtenay Bell, D.S.O., (15 July, 1883 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Son of Reverend W. A. Bell, born in Pleasley, Notts.

Bell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1905.

Bell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1913.

Bell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1917.

Placed on the Retired List on 1 January, 1923.

Bell was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 15 July, 1928.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Charles H. Daniel	Captain of H.M.S. Totnes 8 Aug, 1916^[1] – Sep, 1917	Succeeded by Harold T. Baillie-Grohman
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Gretna 28 Jun, 1918 – 18 Feb, 1919	Succeeded by David M. Clarke
Preceded by David M. Clarke	Captain of H.M.S. Oakley 18 Feb, 1919 – Jul, 1919	Succeeded by Raymond B. Stewart
Preceded by Hugh Seymour	Senior Officer, Third Fleet Sweeping Flotilla 18 Feb, 1919 – 20 Jan, 1920	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by John N. Benbow	Captain of H.M.S. Sherborne 20 Jan, 1920^[2] – 15 Oct, 1921	Succeeded by Cyril H. G. Benson

↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398n.
↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, January 23, 1920, Issue 42315, p.4.