Percy Molyneux Rawson Royds

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Admiral Percy Molyneux Rawson Royds (5 April 1874 – 25 March 1955) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was appointed in command of the Bellona on 5 July, 1913,[1] through the beginning of war.[2]

He was appointed in command of the Canterbury on 24 April, 1916.[3]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Malaya in 1921.[4]

He was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 12 May 1922, and to Vice-Admiral on 1 August 1927, retiring the following day.[5]

He was advanced to Admiral on the retired list in 1932.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 392i.
  2. Corbett. Naval Operations Vol I, p. 438.
  3. The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 751.
  4. Wikipedia
  5. Wikipedia

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments


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