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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
 
At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Taylor placed joint twenty-fourth out of the successful batch of forty-six candidates.<ref>"Naval Cadetships" (News).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 June, 1877.  Issue '''28982''', col A, p. 14.</ref>
 
At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Taylor placed joint twenty-fourth out of the successful batch of forty-six candidates.<ref>"Naval Cadetships" (News).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 June, 1877.  Issue '''28982''', col A, p. 14.</ref>
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On 4 July, 1888, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB41|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 3 July, 1888.  Issue '''32428''', col A, p. 10.</ref>
  
 
Taylor was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1900.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27211/pages/4433 no. 27211.  p. 4433.]  17 July, 1900.</ref>
 
Taylor was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1900.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27211/pages/4433 no. 27211.  p. 4433.]  17 July, 1900.</ref>

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Captain Arthur Trevelyan Taylor, C.B.E., Royal Navy (8 August, 1864 – 16 June, 1956) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Taylor placed joint twenty-fourth out of the successful batch of forty-six candidates.[1]

On 4 July, 1888, he was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 41 for manoeuvres.[2]

Taylor was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1900.[3]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Hood on 14 July, 1910.[Citation needed]

He retired with the rank of Captain on 1 September, 1910.

Footnotes

  1. "Naval Cadetships" (News). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue 28982, col A, p. 14.
  2. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.

Bibliography

  • "Captain A. T. Taylor" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 18 June, 1956. Issue 53560, col B, pg. 14.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
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