William Beverley Courselles Jones

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Commander William Beverley Courselles Jones, R.N. (20 March, 1882 – 20 May, 1950) served in the Royal Navy. He changed his last name to "Ross" at some point.

Life & Career

The son of Major Charles Jones of Newcastle.[1]

Jones was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 20 September, 1901.[2]

Jones was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 20 September, 1909.[3]

Jones was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918.[4]

Jones was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 21 April, 1922.

World War II

Sent to Buenos Aires, Ross suffered a nervous breakdown.[5]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Eric J. A. Fullerton
Captain of H.M.S. Severn
29 Jul, 1916[6] – 10 Oct, 1917[7]
Succeeded by
Lindsay R. Venn

Footnotes

  1. Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/147. f. 137.
  2. Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/147. f. 137.
  3. Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/147. f. 137.
  4. Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/147. f. 137.
  5. Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/147. f. 137.
  6. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 397x.
  7. Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net