Guy Worsley Richards

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Lieutenant R.N.R. Guy Worsley Richards (30 May, 1883 – 18 July, 1921) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Richards was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 2 August, 1915.[1]

Richards was appointed in command of the destroyer Ranger on 12 March, 1917.[2]

Richards was cautioned in the loss of a pistol in 1918.[3]

Richards was demobilised on 2 June, 1919. He died of pneumonia at Las Palmas, while employed by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.[4]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Ralph A. Kite
Captain of H.M. T.B. 057
15 Jun, 1915[5] – 23 Feb, 1917[6]
Succeeded by
Reginald U. Langston
Preceded by
Frank A. Bond
Captain of H.M.S. Ranger
12 Mar, 1917[7] – 1919[Fact Check]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Richards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/103. f. 103.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 890.
  3. Richards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/103. f. 103.
  4. Richards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/103. f. 103.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401b.
  6. Richards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/103. f. 103.
  7. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 890.