Arthur Gerald Onslow
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Jump to navigationJump to searchLieutenant-Commander Arthur Gerald Onslow, D.S.C., ( – 1 June, 1916) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Onslow was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 18 on 13 February, 1911.[1]
Onslow was appointed in command of the destroyer Kestrel on 14 August, 1913.[2]
Onslow commanded the destroyer Onslaught at the Battle of Jutland as an element of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.[3] He was killed in action early on the 1st of June.[4]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Owen T. H. Phillips |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 104 2 Apr, 1907[5] |
Succeeded by Henry D. Pridham-Wippell |
Preceded by George W. Taylor |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 18 13 Feb, 1911[6] – 1913 |
Succeeded by Ernest W. Kirkby |
Preceded by Laurence R. Palmer |
Captain of H.M.S. Crane 15 Jul, 1913 – 14 Aug, 1913 |
Succeeded by Gerald C. Harrison |
Preceded by Richard L. Hamer |
Captain of H.M.S. Kestrel 14 Aug, 1913[7] – 30 Apr, 1915 |
Succeeded by Frederick E. K. Strong |
Preceded by Roger L'E. M. Rede |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 23 30 Apr, 1915 – 5 Jun, 1915 |
Succeeded by Frederick C. Bradley |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Moon 5 Jun, 1915 – Jun, 1915 |
Succeeded by William D. Irvin |
Preceded by Norton A. Sulivan |
Captain of H.M.S. Hope Jul, 1915 – 9 Jan, 1916 |
Succeeded by Lionel G. Foote |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Onslaught 9 Jan, 1916 – 1 Jun, 1916[8] |
Succeeded by Basil W. L. Owen |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 342.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 244.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395g.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 244.