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Until early 1942 the naval command of Ceylon fell to a Captain or a Naval Officer in Charge.  On 5 March, 1942, Sir [[Geoffrey Layton]] was appointed as Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Stanley Sandford|nick=Cecil S. Sandford|appt=15 September, 1934{{NLJul37|p. 257}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Stanley Sandford|nick=Cecil S. Sandford|appt=15 September, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 257}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Walter Herman Gordon Fallowfield|nick=Walter H. G. Fallowfield|appt=18 September, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 258}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Lyon Berthon|nick=Edward L. Berthon|appt=15 October, 1938{{NLMay39|p. 313}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}} (retired)|name=Basil Owen Bell-Salter|nick=Basil O. Bell-Salter|appt=December, 1940{{NLDec41|p. 1197}}|end=6 February, 1942|as=Naval Officer in Charge, Ceylon}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=Geoffrey Layton|nick=Sir Geoffrey Layton|appt=December, 1940{{NLDec43|p. 805}}|end=|as=Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon|note=as Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon}}
 
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==Flag Officer and Admiral Superintendent==
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{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Randolph Stewart Gresham Nicholson|nick=Randolph S. G. Nicholson|appt=11 September, 1943{{NLDec43|p. 809}}|end=}}
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==Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve==
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Willoughby Greaves Beauchamp|nick=Willoughby G. Beauchamp|appt=1 February, 1938{{NLDec41|p. 1050}}|end=}}
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 21:28, 18 June 2018

British Ceylon, a Crown Colony from 1815 to 1948, was a valuable British base of operations, especially in the Second World War.

History

In Command

Until early 1942 the naval command of Ceylon fell to a Captain or a Naval Officer in Charge. On 5 March, 1942, Sir Geoffrey Layton was appointed as Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon.

Flag Officer and Admiral Superintendent

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 257.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 258.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 313.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1197.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1943). p. 805.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1943). p. 809.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1050.

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