Torquay
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Torquay (sometimes called Torbay, in which it lies) is a small port in Devon, England, situated on the English Channel. It was a minor Royal Navy base in the Great War.
In Command
- Commander Edward V. Brooke-Webb, before July, 1917[1]
- Acting Commander Adrian St. V. Keyes, 17 January, 1918[2][3] – 1 August, 1918[4]
- Acting Captain William B. Macdonald, 1 August, 1918[5][6] – 17 April, 1919[7]
- Captain Arthur A. Scott, 19 June, 1940 – 29 April, 1943
- Commander John L. Pearson, 28 May, 1943[8] – 26 September, 1944[9] (vice "Hodges")
- Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Melvill W. Ward, 1 September, 1944[10] – 30 November, 1944[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1917). p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1918). p. 8.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/75. f. 280.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/75. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 854a.
- ↑ Macdonald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/113. f. 121.
- ↑ Macdonald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/113. f. 121.
- ↑ Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/472. f. 17.
- ↑ Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/472. f. 17.
- ↑ Ward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/276. f. ?.
- ↑ Ward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/276. f. ?.
