William Boydon Chilton
From The Dreadnought Project
Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. William Boydon Chilton, D.S.C.** (11 January, 1892 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve. One Service Record, at least, has his middle name as "Brydon".
Life & Career
Chilton served in the armed boarding steamer Perth as first Lieutenant from October, 1915. He would still be with her as late as October 1918.[1]
After some time as an Temporary Acting Lt., Chilton was promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. on 31 August, 1917.[2]
He would earn his D.S.C. (or one of the two bars to the award he merited) in action against enemy submarines in command of H.M.S. Hollyhock. He earned his second bar in action in the Caspian Sea.[3]
Demobilised upon his arrival in Shanghai on 29 September, 1919.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Philip V. Kilgour |
Captain of H.M.S. Hollyhock 7 Dec, 1918[5] |
Succeeded by Douglas G. Jeffrey |
Footnotes
- ↑ Chilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/42/446. f. ?.
- ↑ Chilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/42/446. f. ?.
- ↑ Chilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/42/446. f. ?.
- ↑ Chilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/42/446. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 814.
