Richard Alfred Slingsby Bethell

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Commander Richard Alfred Slingsby Bethell, (7 July, 1892 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Bethell was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 15 May, 1912.[1]

Bethell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1913.[2]

He was awarded the Ogilvy Medal for the year 1916.[3]

Bethell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1921.[4]

On 12 May 1925 he was invalided from Malta with neurosis.[5]

In 1931, Bethell fractured his skull in a motorcycle accident.[6]

Bethell was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on7 July, 1935.[7]

World War II

Mobilised as part of an emergency program in 1938, Bethell served first at H.M.S. Defiance.[8]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Geoffry B. Smith
Squadron Torpedo Officer, Third Light Cruiser Squadron
21 Aug, 1923[9] – 15 May, 1925[10]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Bethell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/1. f. 1.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 10.
  3. Bethell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/1. f. 1.
  4. Bethell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/1. f. 1.
  5. Bethell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/1. f. 1.
  6. Bethell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/1. f. 1.
  7. Bethell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/1. f. 1.
  8. Bethell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/1. f. 1.
  9. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 222.
  10. Bethell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/1. f. 1.