Henry Rawdon Veale
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Vice-Admiral Henry Rawdon Veale, Royal Navy, Retired (14 August, 1873 – 28 May, 1953) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1912.
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Exmouth on 6 February, 1914.[1]
He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Indomitable 1 March, 1919.[2]
Veale died in a nursing home at Wells, Somerset, on 28 May, 1953.[3]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hugh L. P. Heard |
Captain of H.M.S. Exmouth 6 Feb, 1914[4] |
Succeeded by Francis H. Mitchell |
| Preceded by Hugh L. P. Heard |
Captain of H.M.S. Indomitable 1 Mar, 1919[5] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 315.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 819.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Saturday, 6 June, 1953. Issue 52641, col A, p. 1.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 819.
