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'''Harold Francis Beckham Handley''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Harold Francis Beckham Handley''' (19 July, 1887 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Handley was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1909.
  
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Handley was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB035|f=t}} in October, 1912.{{NLJun14|p. 385}}
 
Handley was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB035|f=t}} in October, 1912.{{NLJun14|p. 385}}
  
 
On 13 August, 1914, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Virago|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 394}}
 
On 13 August, 1914, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Virago|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 394}}
  
In 1918, Handley was appointed in command of the {{UK-Gnat|f=t}}.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 803}}
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Handley was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1917.
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In 1918, Handley was appointed in command of the {{UK-Gnat|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 803}}
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Handley was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1922.
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Handley was placed on the Retired List with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 25 August, 1933.
  
 
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Revision as of 16:24, 7 June 2017

Captain (retired) Harold Francis Beckham Handley (19 July, 1887 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Handley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1909.

Handley was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 035 in October, 1912.[1]

On 13 August, 1914, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Virago.[2]

Handley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1917.

In 1918, Handley was appointed in command of the gunboat Gnat.[3]

Handley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1922.

Handley was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Captain on 25 August, 1933.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
James A. Fergusson
as Captain of H.M. T.B. 35
Captain of H.M. T.B. 035
Oct, 1912[4]
Succeeded by
Robert S. Connolly
Preceded by
Edye K. Boddam-Whetham
Captain of H.M.S. Virago
13 Aug, 1914[5] – Jul, 1915
Succeeded by
Somerville P. B. Russell
Preceded by
Evelyn H. B. L. Scrivener
Captain of H.M.S. Gnat
1918[6]
Succeeded by
Gerald L. Hodson

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 385.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 394.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 803.
  4. The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 385.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 399b.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 803.

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