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He assumed command of the {{UK-Gibraltar|f=t}} in October 1912.{{MackieRNW}}
 
He assumed command of the {{UK-Gibraltar|f=t}} in October 1912.{{MackieRNW}}
  
He was appointed to command {{UK-Devonshire|f=p}} in November 1917.{{MackieRNW}}
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Powell was appointed to command {{UK-Devonshire|f=p}} on 10 November, 1917.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 775}}
  
 
Powell was appointed in command of the {{UK-Monarch|f=t}} on 29 August, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 813.</ref>
 
Powell was appointed in command of the {{UK-Monarch|f=t}} on 29 August, 1919.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 813.</ref>

Revision as of 12:44, 11 January 2014

George Bingham Powell ( – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

On 31 December 1910, Powell was promoted to Captain.

He assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Gibraltar in October 1912.[1]

Powell was appointed to command H.M.S. Devonshire on 10 November, 1917.[2]

Powell was appointed in command of the battleship Monarch on 29 August, 1919.[3]

Footnotes

  1. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  2. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 775.
  3. The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 813.

Bibliography

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Naval Appointments