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James was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1932.<ref>James Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/111.|}}  f. 111.</ref>
 
James was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1932.<ref>James Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/111.|}}  f. 111.</ref>
  
An evaluation from Rear-Admiral [[Lewis Gonne Eyre Crabbe|Crabbe]] in 1936 says that though James "has a clean ship which appears to be well run", Crabbe found "I am not impressed by his general personality.  He is not popular either ashore or afloat."<ref>James Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/111.|}}  f. 111.</ref>
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An evaluation from Rear-Admiral [[Lewis Gonne Eyre Crabbe|Crabbe]], [[Yangtse River|Senior Naval Officer, Yangtse]] in 1936 says that though James "has a clean ship which appears to be well run", Crabbe found "I am not impressed by his general personality.  He is not popular either ashore or afloat."<ref>James Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/111.|}}  f. 111.</ref>
  
 
==World War II==
 
==World War II==

Revision as of 20:08, 5 May 2021

Captain Arthur Dyke Beauchamp James, (19 May, 1898 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of an Australian sheep farmer, James served in Glory, Royal Oak, Viking and Sharpshooter during the war.[1]

James was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1919.[2]

James was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1927.[3]

James was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1932.[4]

An evaluation from Rear-Admiral Crabbe, Senior Naval Officer, Yangtse in 1936 says that though James "has a clean ship which appears to be well run", Crabbe found "I am not impressed by his general personality. He is not popular either ashore or afloat."[5]

World War II

He was placed on the Retired List, medically unfit for a variety of reasons including deafness, bronchitis and defective vision on 18 May, 1948. He was granted the War Service Rank of Captain on 16 July.[6]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Meredith S. Spalding
Captain of H.M.S. Westcott
22 Jul, 1930[7]
Succeeded by
John Drinkwater
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Diamond
8 Nov, 1932[8]
Succeeded by
Denys R. Brocklebank
Preceded by
Donal B. O'Connell
Captain of H.M.S. Gannet
24 May, 1934[9]
Succeeded by
Dering P. Evans
Preceded by
John C. Annesley
Captain of H.M.S. Marshal Soult
31 Aug, 1936[10]
Succeeded by
Jack C. Bacon
Preceded by
Clive Gwinner
Captain of H.M.S. Duncan
12 Jul, 1940 – 13 Feb, 1941
Succeeded by
Arthur N. Rowell

Footnotes

  1. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/111. f. 111.
  2. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/111. f. 111.
  3. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/111. f. 111.
  4. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/111. f. 111.
  5. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/111. f. 111.
  6. James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/111. f. 111.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 287.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 231.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 243.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 255.