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− | + | The son of Charles de Clare Richards, the director of a public company. | |
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− | Richards was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | Richards was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1918. |
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+ | Richards was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 May, 1926. | ||
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+ | In 1928, he was Court Martialled for having negligently or by default hazarded {{UK-Splendid|f=p}}. He was severely reprimanded after the charge was proved. | ||
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+ | Richards was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 22 January, 1940. | ||
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+ | He was suffering from anxiety neurosis in 1944. | ||
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Revision as of 22:30, 21 June 2021
Commander (retired) John de Clare Richards, (22 October, 1896 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Charles de Clare Richards, the director of a public company.
Richards was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1918.
Richards was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1926.
In 1928, he was Court Martialled for having negligently or by default hazarded H.M.S. Splendid. He was severely reprimanded after the charge was proved.
Richards was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 January, 1940.
He was suffering from anxiety neurosis in 1944.
See Also
Bibliography
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Gordon C. Steele |
Captain of H.M.S. P31 25 Mar, 1924[1] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by John B. Falls |
Captain of H.M.S. Splendid 20 Jun, 1927[2] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Robert A. Cassidi |
Captain of H.M.S. Wolfhound 2 Dec, 1929[3] |
Succeeded by Edward W. B. Sim |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Crusader 8 Feb, 1932 – May, 1932[Inference] |
Succeeded by John N. Knox |
Preceded by Edward N. Boulton |
Superintendent of Anti-Gas Training, Chatham 12 Apr, 1938[4] – 2 Sep, 1939[Inference] |
Succeeded by William A. Dumbleton |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 270.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 317.