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| + | Keeling was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 September, 1924.<ref>Keeling Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/183.|}} f. 185.</ref> | ||
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| + | Keeling was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 26 May, 1939.<ref>Keeling Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/183.|}} f. 185.</ref> | ||
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| + | He commanded groups of destroyers in reserve during the run-up to war. | ||
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| + | Reverted to the Retired List on 3 June, 1947.<ref>Keeling Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/183.|}} f. 185.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 19:10, 9 November 2022
Commander Edward Ormsby Troubridge Keeling, (26 May, 1894 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Hugh Troubridge Keeling, Esq., a civil servant with the Public Works Department, India.[1]
Keeling was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 September, 1916.[2]
Keeling was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 September, 1924.[3]
Keeling was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 26 May, 1939.[4]
World War II
He commanded groups of destroyers in reserve during the run-up to war.
Reverted to the Retired List on 3 June, 1947.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
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| Preceded by Henry B. Wollocombe |
Captain of H.M.S. Widgeon 15 Jul, 1929[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Keeling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/183. f. 185.
- ↑ Keeling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/183. f. 185.
- ↑ Keeling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/183. f. 185.
- ↑ Keeling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/183. f. 185.
- ↑ Keeling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/183. f. 185.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 289.
