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'''Cromwell Hanford Varley''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CommRN}} '''Cromwell Hanford Varley''', D.S.C., R.N., Retired (27 January, 1890 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Born in Tangier. | |||
Varley was promoted to the rank of {{ | Varley was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1910. | ||
Varley was | Varley was appointed in command of the {{UK-A10|f=t}} on 20 July, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 365}} | ||
Varley was in command of the {{UK-H5|f=t}} on 14 July, 1916 when she sank {{DE-U51}} with a torpedo which struck her under the conning tower in the Heligoland Bight at 53deg 55' N., 7deg 53' E.. There were no survivors.{{UKTH1|p. 13}} | |||
Varley was in command of the {{UK-H5|f=t}} on 14 July, 1916 when she sank {{DE-U51}} at 53deg 55' N., 7deg 53' E..{{UKTH1|p. 13}} | |||
== | Varley was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 July, 1918. | ||
{{ | |||
==Post-War== | |||
Varley was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit with defective vision on 12 October, 1922. | |||
Varley was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} (retired) on 27 January, 1930. | |||
==World War II== | |||
Mobilised 28 September 1938. | |||
Varley died on 26 November of an illegible year. | |||
== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Cromwell+Hanford+Varley Service Records] | |||
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromwell_Hanford_Varley}} | |||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. H 11 (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''H 11'']]'''<br>30 Sep, 1917 – 9 Sep, 1918|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Burnard Darke|Reginald B. Darke]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. L 1 (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''L 1'']]'''<br>9 Sep, 1918 – 15 Mar, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Colin George MacArthur|Colin G. MacArthur]]'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:40, 7 April 2022
Commander Cromwell Hanford Varley, D.S.C., R.N., Retired (27 January, 1890 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Tangier.
Varley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1910.
Varley was appointed in command of the submarine A 10 on 20 July, 1914.[1]
Varley was in command of the submarine H 5 on 14 July, 1916 when she sank U 51 with a torpedo which struck her under the conning tower in the Heligoland Bight at 53deg 55' N., 7deg 53' E.. There were no survivors.[2]
Varley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1918.
Post-War
Varley was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit with defective vision on 12 October, 1922.
Varley was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 27 January, 1930.
World War II
Mobilised 28 September 1938.
Varley died on 26 November of an illegible year.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ronald A. Trevor |
Captain of H.M.S. A 10 20 Jul, 1914[3][4] – 24 Apr, 1915 |
Succeeded by William R. Richardson |
| Preceded by Gilbert E. Venning |
Captain of H.M.S. H 5 5 Jul, 1916[5][6] – 27 Jun, 1917 |
Succeeded by Arthur W. Forbes |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. H 11 30 Sep, 1917 – 9 Sep, 1918 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Reginald B. Darke |
Captain of H.M.S. L 1 9 Sep, 1918 – 15 Mar, 1919 |
Succeeded by Colin G. MacArthur |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 365.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 20, 1914; pg. 6; Issue 40580.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 365.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392a.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
