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Revision as of 11:15, 9 July 2015
Admiral SIR Guy Charles Cecil Royle, K.C.B., C.M.G., Royal Navy (17 August, 1885 – 4 January, 1954) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Royle was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 052 on 1 November, 1906.[1]
Royle was present at Battle of Jutland as Gunnery Officer of H.M.S. Marlborough, in which capacity he'd been appointed 17 September, 1913.[Citation needed] Promoted to Commander to date 30 June, 1916. Promoted Captain on 23 June, 1923 while serving in the Naval Ordnance Department.
In December 1927, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Canterbury.[2]
Royle was appointed as Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and Chief of the Royal Naval Air Services on 21 November, 1939, vice Sir Alexander R. R. Ramsay.[3]
Placed on the Retired List at his own request on 16 March, 1946.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Guy Royle" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 6 January, 1954. Issue 52822, col C, pg. 9.
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ralph L. Clayton |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 52 1 Nov, 1906[4][5] – 23 Nov, 1906[6] |
Succeeded by Francis H. W. Goolden as Captain of H.M. T.B. 052 |
| Preceded by John S. G. Fraser |
Captain of H.M.S. Canterbury 12 Dec, 1927[7] – 14 Dec, 1929[8] |
Succeeded by Francis H. G. Walker |
| Preceded by The Hon. Matthew R. Best |
Captain of H.M.S. Excellent 1 May, 1930[9] – 26 Jul, 1932[10] |
Succeeded by Arthur F. Pridham |
| Preceded by Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis |
Captain of H.M.S. Glorious 10 Dec, 1932[11] – 30 Jun, 1934[12] |
Succeeded by Maitland W. S. Boucher |
| Preceded by Sidney J. Meyrick |
Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty 17 Sep, 1934[13][14] |
Succeeded by William J. Whitworth |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 400.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 171.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 400.
- ↑ Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 170.
- ↑ Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 170.
- ↑ Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 170.
- ↑ Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 170.
- ↑ Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 170.
- ↑ Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 170.
- ↑ Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 170.
- ↑ Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 170.
- ↑ Royle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 170.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 17 September, 1934. Issue 46861, col C, p. 17.
