Richard Cyril Vesey Ross

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Captain Richard Cyril Vesey Ross, D.S.O. (26 May, 1901 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.

Life & Career

Won the Robert Roxburgh Memorial Prize, possibly the first one awarded.

Ross was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1922.[1]

Ross was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1930.[2]

Ross was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1936.[3]

Ross was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1944.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John S. Crawford
Captain of H.M.S. Sirdar
3 Mar, 1931[5] – late 1931
Succeeded by
St. John A. Micklethwait
Preceded by
St. John A. Micklethwait
Captain of H.M.S. Wren
14 Feb, 1932[6]
Succeeded by
Roger C. Beckett

Footnotes

  1. Uboat.net page on the man.
  2. Uboat.net page on the man.
  3. Uboat.net page on the man.
  4. Uboat.net page on the man.
  5. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 270.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 294.