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{{CommRN}} '''John Robert Newton Taylor''', (6 June, 1898 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CommRN}} '''John Robert Newton Taylor''', (6 June, 1898 – 3 February, 1940) served in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Taylor was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 August, 1927.<ref>Taylor Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/67.|}} f. 67.</ref>
 
Taylor was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1933.<ref>Taylor Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/67.|}} f. 67.</ref>
 
==World War II==
Taylor died on 3 February, 1940, perhaps in action, and perhaps while in command of [[H.M.S. Sphinx (1939)|''Sphinx'']] when she was lost to an air attack.<ref>Taylor Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/67.|}} f. 67.</ref>
 
==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 16:32, 7 April 2022

Commander John Robert Newton Taylor, (6 June, 1898 – 3 February, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

His father was C. N. (these initials could be wrong) Taylor, who worked at the Stock Exchange.

Taylor was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1919.[1]

Taylor was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1927.[2]

Taylor was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1933.[3]

World War II

Taylor died on 3 February, 1940, perhaps in action, and perhaps while in command of Sphinx when she was lost to an air attack.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Lionel V. Lloyd 		Captain of H.M.S. Whitshed
10 Apr, 1928[5] – 1930[6] 		Succeeded by
Theodore F. A. Voysey
Preceded by
Eric J. Shelley 		Captain of H.M.S. Volunteer
c. early 1930[7] – 6 May, 1930[8] 		Succeeded by
Richard F. Jolly
Preceded by
Geoffrey C. Fryer 		Captain of H.M.S. Viscount
1 Aug, 1930[9] – 1 Sep, 1932[10] 		Succeeded by
George R. Deverell
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Dainty
1 Sep, 1932[11] – Aug, 1933[12] 		Succeeded by
William A. R. Cartwright
Preceded by
Robert M. Ellis 		Captain of H.M.S. Delight
9 Apr, 1937[13] – 17 Mar, 1939[14] 		Succeeded by
Mark Fogg-Elliott
Preceded by
? 		Commander, Sixth Minesweeping Flotilla
25 Jul, 1939[15] – 3 Feb, 1940[16] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/67. f. 67.
  2. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/67. f. 67.
  3. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/67. f. 67.
  4. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/67. f. 67.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 289.
  6. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/67. f. 67.
  7. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/67. f. 67.
  8. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/67. f. 67.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 282a.
  10. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/67. f. 67.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 228.
  12. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/67. f. 67.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 229.
  14. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/67. f. 67. Month could be May.
  15. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/67. f. 67.
  16. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/67. f. 67.

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