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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Walter Napier Thomason Beckett|Walter N. T. Beckett]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Velox (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Velox'']]'''<br>20 Apr, 1929<ref>Swinley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/57.|}} f. 57.</ref> – 29 Dec, 1930<ref>Swinley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/57.|}} f. 57.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William David Gordon Weir|William D. G. Weir]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Walter Napier Thomason Beckett|Walter N. T. Beckett]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Velox (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Velox'']]'''<br>20 Apr, 1929<ref>Swinley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/57.|}} f. 57.</ref> – 29 Dec, 1930<ref>Swinley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/57.|}} f. 57.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William David Gordon Weir|William D. G. Weir]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hamilton Edward Snepp|Hamilton E. Snepp]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Shikari (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Shikari'']]'''<br>29 Dec, 1930<ref>Swinley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/57.|}} f. 57.</ref>{{NLJul31|p. 269}} – 4 Jul, 1932<ref>Swinley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/57.|}} f. 57.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederic John Walker|Frederic J. Walker]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hamilton Edward Snepp|Hamilton E. Snepp]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Shikari (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Shikari'']]'''<br>29 Dec, 1930<ref>Swinley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/57.|}} f. 57.</ref>{{NLJul31|p. 269}} – 26 Jun, 1931<ref>Howard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/127/290.}} f. 290.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Howard|Francis Howard]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Howard|Francis Howard]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Shikari (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Shikari'']]'''<br>1 Sep, 1931<ref>Howard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/127/290.}} f. 290.</ref> – 4 Jul, 1932<ref>Swinley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/57.|}} f. 57.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederic John Walker|Frederic J. Walker]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Bostock|John Bostock]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Basilisk (1930)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Basilisk'']]'''<br>8 Aug, 1932{{NLJul34|p. 217}} – 2 Nov, 1934<ref>De Winton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/105.|}} f. 105.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Stephen Walter de Winton|Francis S. W. de Winton]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Bostock|John Bostock]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Basilisk (1930)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Basilisk'']]'''<br>8 Aug, 1932{{NLJul34|p. 217}} – 2 Nov, 1934<ref>De Winton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/105.|}} f. 105.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Stephen Walter de Winton|Francis S. W. de Winton]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Intrepid (1936)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Intrepid'']]'''<br>27 Jan, 1937<ref>Swinley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/57.|}} f. 57. Check this date.</ref> – 1938<ref>Swinley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/57.|}} f. 57.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Roderick Cosmo Gordon|Roderick C. Gordon]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Intrepid (1936)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Intrepid'']]'''<br>27 Jan, 1937<ref>Swinley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/57.|}} f. 57. Check this date.</ref> – 1938<ref>Swinley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/57.|}} f. 57.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Roderick Cosmo Gordon|Roderick C. Gordon]]'''}} |
Latest revision as of 02:25, 20 April 2024
Captain (retired) Roland Frith Balfour Swinley, (9 December, 1895 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of M. R. Swinley, Esq., a tea planter. He emerged from the Training Establishment on 15 May 1913 and was appointed to the battleship Dominion of the Home Fleets. He served in her through 22 September 1915 when he was appointed to T.B. 34 for three months.[1]
After brief service in the destroyer Musketeer at the end of 1915, Swinley served in Nymphe until being appointed to Larne on 11 February 1916. He next served in Milbrook from 7 June, 1916 until 12 July, 1917. He was summoned to the Admitalty and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1917.[2]
He next served in Mons from 22 July 1917 through 11 September, 1918 and then Whitley until early 1919.
Swinley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1925.[3]
Swinley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1930.[4]
World War II
Swinley was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit at the rank of Captain on 24 July, 1945.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
Footnotes
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 03, 1926; pg. 8; Issue 44314.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 28 Feb. 1927, p. 19.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 288.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 288.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 269.
- ↑ Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/290. f. 290.
- ↑ Howard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/127/290. f. 290.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 217.
- ↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57. Check this date.
- ↑ Swinley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/57. f. 57.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 323.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.