Eric John Shelley
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Captain (retired) Eric John Shelley, R.N. (1 August, 1888 – 24 November, 1952) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Shelley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1910.
Shelley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1912.
Shelley was appointed in command of the destroyer Tasmania on 16 January, 1919.[1]
Shelley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1924.
Shelley was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Captain on 1 August, 1934.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by William D. Irvin |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 35 3 May, 1915[2] – 1 Sep, 1916[3] |
Succeeded by Austen G. Lilley |
Preceded by David B. Nicol |
Captain of H.M.S. Garland 30 Aug, 1916[4] – 5 Nov, 1917 |
Succeeded by Edward S. F. Fegen |
Preceded by Raymond J. Harris-St. John |
Captain of H.M.S. Penn Dec, 1917[5] – 9 Jan, 1919[6][7] |
Succeeded by George O. Hewett |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Tasmania 16 Jan, 1919[8] |
Succeeded by Harold O. Joyce |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Boadicea 24 Apr, 1931[9] – 8 Aug, 1931[10] |
Succeeded by Herbert M. Hughes |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 914.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401.
- ↑ Ship Log at naval-history.net.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393z.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 867.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 867.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 867.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 914.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 218.
- ↑ Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/195. f. 563.