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| − | '''Robert Bruce Chandler''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | '''Robert Bruce Chandler''', (9 September, 1902 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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| + | Chandler started his naval service as Boy II and was later a Leading Seaman. | ||
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| + | He was appointed to {{UK-H23}} as first officer from 1 September to 28 December, 1930. On the 29th, he received an appointment to {{UK-Valiant}}. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Robert+Bruce+Chandler Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Robert+Bruce+Chandler Service Records] | ||
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| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Basil Stewart Tennant|Robert B. S. Tennant]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Aphis (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Aphis'']]'''<br>8 Feb, 1938 – Dec, 1939|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Guy Percival L’Estrange|Guy P. L’Estrange]]'''}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Basil Stewart Tennant|Robert B. S. Tennant]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Aphis (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Aphis'']]'''<br>8 Feb, 1938{{UBAllyWarship|13117}} – Dec, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|13117}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Guy Percival L’Estrange|Guy P. L’Estrange]]'''}} |
| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Maurice Passmore|William M. Passmore]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Widnes (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Widnes'']]'''<br>9 Dec, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|6525}} – 20 May, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|6525}}|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}} | ||
| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Randall Fowke|Thomas R. Fowke]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Saltash (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Saltash'']]'''<br>27 Aug, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|6517}} – 20 Aug, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|6517}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick George Dawson|Frederick G. Dawson]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:26, 6 April 2022
Robert Bruce Chandler, (9 September, 1902 – ) 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
Chandler started his naval service as Boy II and was later a Leading Seaman.
He was appointed to H 23 as first officer from 1 September to 28 December, 1930. On the 29th, he received an appointment to Valiant.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Robert B. S. Tennant |
Captain of H.M.S. Aphis 8 Feb, 1938[1] – Dec, 1939[2] |
Succeeded by Guy P. L’Estrange |
| Preceded by William M. Passmore |
Captain of H.M.S. Widnes 9 Dec, 1939[3] – 20 May, 1941[4] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
| Preceded by Thomas R. Fowke |
Captain of H.M.S. Saltash 27 Aug, 1941[5] – 20 Aug, 1942[6] |
Succeeded by Frederick G. Dawson |
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