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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Wells was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 30 October, 1884, vice [[Thomas Brandreth|Brandreth]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25410/pages/4710 no. 25410. p. 4710.] 31 October, 1884.</ref> | Wells was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 30 October, 1884, vice [[Thomas Brandreth|Brandreth]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25410/pages/4710 no. 25410. p. 4710.] 31 October, 1884.</ref> | ||
Wells was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 6 August, 1890, vice [[William Graham|Graham]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26077/pages/4328 no. 26077. p. 4328.] 8 August, 1890.</ref> | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 11:54, 20 July 2011
Admiral SIR Richard Wells, K.C.B., Royal Navy (3 February, 1833 – 9 October, 1896) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Wells was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 30 October, 1884, vice Brandreth.[1]
Wells was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 6 August, 1890, vice Graham.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25410. p. 4710. 31 October, 1884.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26077. p. 4328. 8 August, 1890.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Richard Wells" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 12 October, 1896. Issue 35019, col C, pg. 11.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/70.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/37.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/13.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe |
Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope and West Africa Station 1888 – 1890 |
Succeeded by Henry F. Nicholson |
| Preceded by Sir Algernon C. F. Heneage |
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore 1894 – 1896 |
Succeeded by Henry F. Nicholson |
