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{{CaptRN}} '''Percy Ralph Passawer Percival''', D.S.O., R.N. (13 July, 1886 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Percy Ralph Passawer Percival''', D.S.O., R.N. (13 July, 1886 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
< | The son of a Captain H. F. P. Percival, A.S.C., Percy was born in Vienna.<ref>Percival Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|D7604667}} f. 303.</ref> | ||
Percival was promoted to the rank of {{ | Percival was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1908.<ref>Percival Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|D7604667}} f. 303.</ref> | ||
==Great War== | |||
Percival was appointed in command of the {{UK-Mermaid|f=t}} on 21 April, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 356}} | Percival was appointed in command of the {{UK-Mermaid|f=t}} on 21 April, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 356}} | ||
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On 24 January, 1917, Percival was appointed in command of the {{UK-Morris|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 849}} | On 24 January, 1917, Percival was appointed in command of the {{UK-Morris|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 849}} | ||
==Post- | ==Post-War== | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Romola|f=t}} on 11 March, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 857}} | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Romola|f=t}} on 11 March, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 857}} | ||
Percival was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1922.<ref>Percival Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|D7604667}} f. 303.</ref> | |||
Percival was appointed in command of the leader [[H.M.S. Broke (1920)|''Broke'']] on 21 January, 1932. There is no note in his Service Record to indicate when this appointment ended, and it might have run until he was placed on the Retired List with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 28 July, 1932.<ref>Percival Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/255.|D7604667}} f. 303.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 20:47, 7 September 2016
Captain (retired) Percy Ralph Passawer Percival, D.S.O., R.N. (13 July, 1886 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of a Captain H. F. P. Percival, A.S.C., Percy was born in Vienna.[1]
Percival was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1908.[2]
Great War
Percival was appointed in command of the destroyer Mermaid on 21 April, 1914.[3]
Percival was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1916.[4]
On 24 January, 1917, Percival was appointed in command of the destroyer Morris.[5]
Post-War
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Romola on 11 March, 1920.[6]
Percival was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1922.[7]
Percival was appointed in command of the leader Broke on 21 January, 1932. There is no note in his Service Record to indicate when this appointment ended, and it might have run until he was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Captain on 28 July, 1932.[8]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George C. Dillon |
Captain of H.M.S. Mermaid 21 Apr, 1914[9] |
Succeeded by Denis Q. Fildes |
| Preceded by Hugh R. Troup |
Captain of H.M.S. Afridi 8 Dec, 1915[10] – early 1917 |
Succeeded by Francis T. Hare |
| Preceded by Edward S. Graham |
Captain of H.M.S. Morris 24 Jan, 1917[11] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Clement L. Long |
Captain of H.M.S. Petard 20 Mar, 1919[12] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Edward C. Thornton |
Captain of H.M.S. Romola 11 Mar, 1920[13] |
Succeeded by Francis E. Wright |
| Preceded by Malcolm Murray |
Captain of H.M.S. Wakeful 13 Apr, 1922[14] – Jan, 1923[15][16] |
Succeeded by Ernest Beeley |
| Preceded by Claude L. Bate |
Captain of H.M.S. Vanquisher ? – 21 Sep, 1926[17] |
Succeeded by Geoffrey S. Holden |
| Preceded by Lawrence D'O. Bignell |
Captain of H.M.S. Serapis 28 Dec, 1926 – 1 Feb, 1929[18] |
Succeeded by John M. Porter |
Footnotes
- ↑ Percival Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 303.
- ↑ Percival Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 303.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 356.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 88.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 849.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 857.
- ↑ Percival Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 303.
- ↑ Percival Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/255. f. 303.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 391d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 849.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 867.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 857.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 840.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 840.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 286.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Porter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/292. f. 307.
