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| − | He was appointed command of the {{UK-Bellona|y=1909}} on 5 July, 1913,<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915). p. 392''i''.</ref> through the beginning of war.<ref>Corbett. ''Naval Operations Vol I'', p. 438.</ref> | + | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Bellona|y=1909}} on 5 July, 1913,<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1915). p. 392''i''.</ref> through the beginning of war.<ref>Corbett. ''Naval Operations Vol I'', p. 438.</ref> |
| − | He was appointed command of the {{UK-Canterbury|y=1915}} on 24 April, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918). p. 751.</ref> | + | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Canterbury|y=1915}} on 24 April, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918). p. 751.</ref> |
| − | + | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Malaya|f=t}} in 1921.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Molyneux_Rawson_Royds Wikipedia]</ref> | |
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| + | He was promoted to {{RearRN}} on 12 May 1922, and to {{ViceRN}} on 1 August 1927, retiring the following day.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Molyneux_Rawson_Royds Wikipedia]</ref> | ||
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| + | He was advanced to {{AdmRN}} on the retired list in 1932. | ||
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Revision as of 22:49, 15 September 2012
Admiral Percy Molyneux Rawson Royds (5 April 1874 – 25 March 1955) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was appointed in command of the Bellona on 5 July, 1913,[1] through the beginning of war.[2]
He was appointed in command of the Canterbury on 24 April, 1916.[3]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Malaya in 1921.[4]
He was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 12 May 1922, and to Vice-Admiral on 1 August 1927, retiring the following day.[5]
He was advanced to Admiral on the retired list in 1932.
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