Robert Constable
Commander (retired) Robert Constable (4 May, 1884 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Constable was promoted to the rank of Mate on 28 August, 1913.[1]
Constable was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 April, 1916.[2] He was appointed to the destroyer Phoenix of the First Destroyer Flotilla from 3 May 1916 through her loss on 14 May 1918.[3]
Constable was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the destroyer Exe from 3 August, 1918 to 5 February, 1919.[4]
He commanded M.L. 99 from 7 September 1920 to February, 1921.[5]
He commanded the trawler Foyle from 24 March, 1921 to some time in April (or September?), 1921.[6]
From mid-March 1922 to mid 1927, he was in a variety of commands of groups of emergency destroyers.
Constable was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 28 April, 1924.
He was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Commander on account of age on 4 May 1928.[7]
World War II
During 1939-40, Constable served as Consular Shipping Adviser in Amsterdam.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Wesson C. H. Jones |
Captain of H.M.S. Exe 3 Aug, 1918[8][9] – 5 Feb, 1919[10] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by James Marshall |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 6 29 Mar, 1919[11] – 17 Oct, 1919[12] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Ernest R. Archer |
Captain of H.M.S. Thruster 21 Nov, 1921[13] – 15 Mar, 1922[14] |
Succeeded by Noel L. Veresmith |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 22.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 40.
- ↑ Constable Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Constable Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Constable Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Constable Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Constable Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Constable Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/25. f. 25.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 792.
- ↑ Constable Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Constable Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Constable Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Constable Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Constable Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/25. f. 25.
