Cecil Ponsonby Talbot

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Cecil Ponsonby Talbot, D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Lieutenant Talbot was appointed in command of the submarine C 14 on 27 March, 1912.[1]

Talbot was appointed in command of the submarine E 6 on 19 March, 1913.[2]

On 17 October, 1913, his appointment to E 6 was renewed and he was also appointed in command of her sister submarine, E 16.[3]

He was in command of E 16 on 15 September, 1915 when she torpedoed U 45 at 59deg 10' N, 5deg 9' E..[4]

Commander Talbot was appointed in command of the depot ship Ambrose on 19 September, 1918, and placed in command of Ambrose's Flotilla.[5]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Martin E. Nasmith
Commander (S), Ambrose's Flotilla
19 Sep, 1918[6]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 317.
  2. The Navy List (July, 1913) p. 301.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). pp. 352-3.
  4. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 725.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 725.