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==World War II== | ==World War II== |
Revision as of 11:52, 27 November 2017
Captain Cecil Charles Acland Allen, (15 December, 1894 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Charles P. Allen, Esq., M.P. and Barrister and Law.
Allen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 December, 1916.
Allen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1924.
Allen was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1930.
Allen was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1937.
A 1938 Court Martial concluded that Allen demonstrated a "regrettable lack of seamanlike precaution" in a grounding of H.M.S. Dundee, resulting in a severe reprimand. He received a supportive comment from Admiral Meyrick as he weathered out the time remaining to paying off his command, but the First Lord weighed in and indicated that Allen should be relieved as soon as convenient and "not again employed in command of a ship at sea."
World War II
Appointed in command of the light cruiser Newfoundland vice Ravenhill on 1 September, 1945. He was re-appointed as Flag Captain and Chief Staff officer to R/A Commanding Second Cruiser Squadron, vice Howard Johnson on 31 July, 1946. The squadron changed to Fifth Cruiser Squadron the next day. Allen's last naval command ended on 6 January, 1947. He retired on 8 January, 1947.
See Also
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Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Lancelot E. Holland |
Captain of H.M.S. Revenge 30 Dec, 1935 – 20 Jan, 1936 |
Succeeded by Frederick A. Buckley |
Preceded by Leicester C. A. St. J. Curzon-Howe |
Captain of H.M.S. Dundee 19 Apr, 1938[1] – 1 Jan, 1940 |
Succeeded by Oliver M. F. Stokes |
Preceded by Guy Grantham |
Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord 25 May, 1940 – 14 Jun, 1941 |
Succeeded by John W. A. Waller |
Preceded by Charles A. E. Stanfield |
Captain of H.M.S. Colombo 28 Aug, 1941 – 27 Mar, 1942 |
Succeeded by Derrick H. Hall-Thompson |
Preceded by Henry H. McWilliam |
Captain of H.M.S. Ceres Apr, 1942[2] – Mar, 1943[3] |
Succeeded by Roy C. Harry |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 278.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.