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| − | '''Torquay''' is | + | '''Torquay''' (sometimes called '''Torbay''', in which it lies) is a small port in Devon, England, situated on the English Channel. It was a minor [[Royal Navy]] base in the [[Great War]]. |
==In Command== | ==In Command== | ||
<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Senior Naval Officer, Torquay" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Senior Naval Officer, Torquay" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Vernon Brooke-Webb|nick=Edward V. Brooke-Webb|appt=before July, 1917{{SMNLJul17|p. 9}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Vernon Brooke-Webb|nick=Edward V. Brooke-Webb|appt=before July, 1917{{SMNLJul17|p. 9}}|end=}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Adrian St. Vincent Keyes|nick=Adrian St. V. Keyes|appt=17 January, 1918{{NLJul18|p. 8}}<ref>Keyes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/75.}} f. 280.</ref>|end=1 August, 1918<ref>Keyes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/75.}} f. 280.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=William Balfour Macdonald|nick=William B. Macdonald|appt=1 August, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 854''a''}}<ref>Macdonald Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/113.}} f. 121.</ref>|end=17 April, 1919<ref>Macdonald Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/113.}} f. 121.</ref>|as=Senior Naval Officer, Torbay}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Avison Scott|nick=Arthur A. Scott|appt=19 June, 1940|end=29 April, 1943|as=Royal Naval Officer, Torquay}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Avison Scott|nick=Arthur A. Scott|appt=19 June, 1940|end=29 April, 1943|as=Royal Naval Officer, Torquay}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Lewis Pearson|nick=John L. Pearson|appt=28 May, 1943<ref>Pearson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/472.|}} f. 17.</ref>|end=26 September, 1944<ref>Pearson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/472.|}} f. 17.</ref>|as=Royal Naval Officer, Teignmouth and Torquay|note=vice "Hodges"}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Lewis Pearson|nick=John L. Pearson|appt=28 May, 1943<ref>Pearson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/472.|}} f. 17.</ref>|end=26 September, 1944<ref>Pearson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/472.|}} f. 17.</ref>|as=Royal Naval Officer, Teignmouth and Torquay|note=vice "Hodges"}} | ||
Revision as of 09:43, 17 January 2022
Torquay (sometimes called Torbay, in which it lies) is a small port in Devon, England, situated on the English Channel. It was a minor Royal Navy base in the Great War.
In Command
- Commander Edward V. Brooke-Webb, before July, 1917[1]
- Acting Commander Adrian St. V. Keyes, 17 January, 1918[2][3] – 1 August, 1918[4]
- Acting Captain William B. Macdonald, 1 August, 1918[5][6] – 17 April, 1919[7]
- Captain Arthur A. Scott, 19 June, 1940 – 29 April, 1943
- Commander John L. Pearson, 28 May, 1943[8] – 26 September, 1944[9] (vice "Hodges")
- Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Melvill W. Ward, 1 September, 1944[10] – 30 November, 1944[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1918). p. 8.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/75. f. 280.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/75. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 854a.
- ↑ Macdonald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/113. f. 121.
- ↑ Macdonald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/113. f. 121.
- ↑ Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/472. f. 17.
- ↑ Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/472. f. 17.
- ↑ Ward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/276. f. ?.
- ↑ Ward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/276. f. ?.
