William Scott Bardwell

Captain (retired) William Scott Bardwell, M.V.O., D.S.O.*, R.N. (21 April, 1892 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of barrister J. N. Bardwell, Esq..

In October 1910 Bardwell was found negligent in losing 200 pounds of beef overboard from Blenheim. He was made to refund the cost.

Bardwell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 November, 1914. Bardwell would command minesweepers from August 1917 through the end of the war.

Bardwell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 November, 1922.

Bardwell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1928.

World War II

Bardwell was granted the acting rank of Captain on 22 September, 1939.

Bardwell was placed on the Retired List on account of age with the rank of Captain on 21 April, 1942.

Reverted to the Retired List on 31 May 1946.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Quorn 21 Aug, 1917 – 5 Apr, 1918	Succeeded by Frederick J. Reading
Preceded by Geoffrey A. Luscombe	Captain of H.M.S. Pansy 5 Apr, 1918 – 10 May, 1918	Succeeded by Charles E. Aglionby
Preceded by Raymond G. F. H. de Caen	Captain of H.M.S. Dahlia 10 May, 1918 – Sep, 1918	Succeeded by Donald C. G. Neish
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Derby 26 Sep, 1918	Succeeded by John Horne
Preceded by ?	Senior Officer, Felixstowe Fleet Sweeping Flotilla 26 Sep, 1918 – 5 Jan, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Percival C. W. Manwaring	Captain of H.M.S. Stormcloud 10 Jul, 1924 – c. 20 Aug, 1924[Inference]	Succeeded by Alfred C. Collinson
Preceded by Leon S. Acheson	Captain of H.M.S. Cockchafer 16 Oct, 1926 – Sep, 1928	Succeeded by Percival C. W. Manwaring
Preceded by Guy Langham	Captain of H.M.S. Albury 22 May, 1929 – 1 May, 1931	Succeeded by Ivan W. Whitehorn
Preceded by Geoffrey D. Owen	Captain of H.M.S. Verbena 21 Nov, 1931 – 3 Apr, 1933	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by John C. Maclean	Captain of H.M.S. Albury 1 Jul, 1935 – 28 Aug, 1935	Succeeded by Colin H. Corbet-Singleton
Preceded by John Orgee	Captain of H.M.S. Abingdon 14 Sep, 1935 – 28 Sep, 1936	Succeeded by Geoffrey F. Agutter
Preceded by ?	Commander, Second Minesweeping Flotilla 14 Sep, 1935 – 28 Sep, 1936	Succeeded by Geoffrey F. Agutter
Preceded by Robert Dalby	Captain of H.M.S. Colombo 28 Sep, 1936 – 20 Apr, 1937	Succeeded by Ralph Kerr
Preceded by Russell H. McBean	Captain of H.M.S. Curlew 3 Nov, 1936 – 9 Mar, 1937	Succeeded by Alfred Bowman