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Revision as of 19:51, 11 April 2021
British Ceylon, a Crown Colony from 1815 to 1948, was a valuable British base of operations, especially in the Second World War.
Contents
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.
- Captain Cecil S. Sandford, 15 September, 1934[1] – 28 October, 1936
- Captain Walter H. G. Fallowfield, 18 September, 1936[2] – October, 1938
- Captain Edward L. Berthon, 15 October, 1938[3] – January, 1940
- Captain (retired) Basil O. Bell-Salter, December, 1940[4] – 6 February, 1942
- Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, December, 1940[5] (as Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon)
Flag Officer and Admiral Superintendent
- Rear-Admiral Randolph S. G. Nicholson, 11 September, 1943[6] – September, 1945[7]
- Rear-Admiral John M. Mansfield, September, 1945[8] – August, 1946[9]
- Commander R.N.V.R. Willoughby G. Beauchamp, 1 February, 1938[10]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 258.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 313.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1197.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1943). p. 805.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1943). p. 809.
- ↑ Mansfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/567. f. 56.
- ↑ Mansfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/567. f. 56.
- ↑ Mansfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/567. f. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1050.
