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| − | {{CaptRN}} '''Alexander Keith Jones''', R.N. (20 February, 1870 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Alexander Keith Jones''', R.N. (20 February, 1870 – 5 July, 1938) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Jones was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1892.<ref>Jones Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/111.|}} f. 111.</ref> | |
| − | Jones was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | Jones was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 October, 1905.<ref>Jones Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/111.|}} f. 111.</ref> |
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| + | Jones was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 3 June, 1912.<ref>Jones Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/111.|}} f. 111.</ref> | ||
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| + | Jones commanded the steam yacht [[H.M.S. Albion III (YEAR)|''Albert III'']] from 11 March 1916 to 11 March 1918.<ref>Jones Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/111.|}} f. 111.</ref> | ||
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| + | He reverted to the Retired List as of 15 August, 1919 after a year in the role of Senior Naval Officer, [[Jamaica]]. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edwin Harold Edwards|Edwin H. Edwards]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Algerine (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Algerine'']]'''<br>22 Feb, 1910{{NLApr11|p. 275}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Gerard St. George Brooker|Francis G. St. G. Brooker]]'''}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edwin Harold Edwards|Edwin H. Edwards]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Algerine (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Algerine'']]'''<br>22 Feb, 1910{{NLApr11|p. 275}} – 1 Apr, 1912<ref>Jones Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/111.|}} f. 111.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Gerard St. George Brooker|Francis G. St. G. Brooker]]'''}} |
| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederic William Fisher|Frederic W. Fisher]]'''<br><small>as '''Commodore-in-Charge, Jamaica'''</small>|'''[[Jamaica|Senior Naval Officer, Jamaica]]'''<br> | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederic William Fisher|Frederic W. Fisher]]'''<br><small>as '''Commodore-in-Charge, Jamaica'''</small>|'''[[Jamaica|Senior Naval Officer, Jamaica]]'''<br>24 Aug, 1918<ref>Jones Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/111.|}} f. 111.</ref> – 15 Aug, 1919<ref>Jones Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/111.|}} f. 111.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Buller Turner|Cecil B. Turner]]'''}} |
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Latest revision as of 11:22, 7 April 2022
Captain (retired) Alexander Keith Jones, R.N. (20 February, 1870 – 5 July, 1938) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Jones was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1892.[1]
Jones was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 October, 1905.[2]
Jones was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 3 June, 1912.[3]
Jones commanded the steam yacht Albert III from 11 March 1916 to 11 March 1918.[4]
He reverted to the Retired List as of 15 August, 1919 after a year in the role of Senior Naval Officer, Jamaica.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edwin H. Edwards |
Captain of H.M.S. Algerine 22 Feb, 1910[5] – 1 Apr, 1912[6] |
Succeeded by Francis G. St. G. Brooker |
| Preceded by Frederic W. Fisher as Commodore-in-Charge, Jamaica |
Senior Naval Officer, Jamaica 24 Aug, 1918[7] – 15 Aug, 1919[8] |
Succeeded by Cecil B. Turner |
Footnotes
- ↑ Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/111. f. 111.
- ↑ Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/111. f. 111.
- ↑ Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/111. f. 111.
- ↑ Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/111. f. 111.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 275.
- ↑ Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/111. f. 111.
- ↑ Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/111. f. 111.
- ↑ Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/111. f. 111.
