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Revision as of 17:33, 6 August 2018
Commander Richard Frank Jolly, (28 August, 1896 – 16 October, 1939) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Jolly joined the navy as part of a special emergency term taken into the Training Establishment in September 1914. Jolly was killed while in command of the destroyer Mohawk during an air raid on the Firth of Forth on 16 October, 1939.
See Also
Bibliography
- Fallen Officers The Times. Wed Oct 18 1939, p. 11.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee |
Captain of H.M.S. Walpole 5 Apr, 1928[1] |
Succeeded by Eric B. K. Stevens |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Beagle 27 Apr, 1931[2] |
Succeeded by Michael W. Ewart-Wentworth |
| Preceded by Arthur D. B. James |
Captain of H.M.S. Marshal Soult ? – 14 Jul, 1938 |
Succeeded by Percy F. P. Wood |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Mohawk ? – 16 Oct, 1939 |
Succeeded by ? |
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