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+ | Until early 1942 the naval command of Ceylon fell to a Captain or a Naval Officer in Charge. On 5 March, 1942, Sir [[Geoffrey Layton]] was appointed as Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon. | ||
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<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Captain in Charge, Ceylon" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Captain in Charge, Ceylon" nat="UK"> | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Stanley Sandford|nick=Cecil S. Sandford|appt=15 September, 1934{{NLJul37|p. | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Stanley Sandford|nick=Cecil S. Sandford|appt=15 September, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 257}}|end=}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Walter Herman Gordon Fallowfield|nick=Walter H. G. Fallowfield|appt=18 September, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 258}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Lyon Berthon|nick=Edward L. Berthon|appt=15 October, 1938{{NLMay39|p. 313}}|end=}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Basil Owen Bell-Salter|nick=Basil O. Bell-Salter|appt=December, 1940{{NLDec41|p. 1197}}|end=6 February, 1942|as=Naval Officer in Charge, Ceylon}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Geoffrey Layton|nick=Sir Geoffrey Layton|appt=December, 1940{{NLDec43|p. 805}}|end=|as=Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon|note=as Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:office0> | </div name=fredbot:office0> | ||
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+ | ==Flag Officer and Admiral Superintendent== | ||
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+ | <div name=fredbot:office2 otitle="Flag Officer and Admiral Superintendent, Ceylon" nat="UK"> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Randolph Stewart Gresham Nicholson|nick=Randolph S. G. Nicholson|appt=11 September, 1943{{NLDec43|p. 809}}|end=}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:office2> | ||
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+ | ==Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve== | ||
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+ | <div name=fredbot:office1 otitle="Commanding Officer, Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve" nat="UK"> | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Willoughby Greaves Beauchamp|nick=Willoughby G. Beauchamp|appt=1 February, 1938{{NLDec41|p. 1050}}|end=}} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:office1> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Revision as of 21:28, 18 June 2018
British Ceylon, a Crown Colony from 1815 to 1948, was a valuable British base of operations, especially in the Second World War.
History
In Command
Until early 1942 the naval command of Ceylon fell to a Captain or a Naval Officer in Charge. On 5 March, 1942, Sir Geoffrey Layton was appointed as Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon.
- Captain Cecil S. Sandford, 15 September, 1934[1]
- Captain Walter H. G. Fallowfield, 18 September, 1936[2]
- Captain Edward L. Berthon, 15 October, 1938[3]
- Captain (retired) Basil O. Bell-Salter, December, 1940[4] – 6 February, 1942
- Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, December, 1940[5] (as Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon)
Flag Officer and Admiral Superintendent
- Rear-Admiral Randolph S. G. Nicholson, 11 September, 1943[6]
- Commander Willoughby G. Beauchamp, 1 February, 1938[7]
See Also
Footnotes