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'''Robert Norman Taylor''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
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{{CommRNR}} (retired) '''Robert Norman Taylor''', R.D. (4 September, 1887 – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Having recently been noted as having experience in the use of [[Hydrophone]]s, he was demobilised on 28 June, 1919, he was placed on the Retired List on 15 July, 1922.<ref>Taylor Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/60/89.|}} f. 90}}</ref>
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==World War II==
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He worked as a Consular Shipping Advisor in [[Seattle]], appointed 29 August, 1939.
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He was removed from the Retired List on 29 November, 1954, having last reported to the office in May 1952.
  
 
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Revision as of 20:44, 13 February 2024

Commander R.N.R. (retired) Robert Norman Taylor, R.D. (4 September, 1887 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

In 1915 and 1916, Taylor served in the seaplane carrier Campania. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 October, 1916.[1]

Taylor was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 82 on 2 July, 1917.[2]

In 1920, he was granted permission to proceed to British Columbia. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 1 October, 1924.[3]

Having recently been noted as having experience in the use of Hydrophones, he was demobilised on 28 June, 1919, he was placed on the Retired List on 15 July, 1922.[4]

World War II

He worked as a Consular Shipping Advisor in Seattle, appointed 29 August, 1939.

He was removed from the Retired List on 29 November, 1954, having last reported to the office in May 1952.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert T. Park
Captain of H.M. T.B. 82
25 Feb, 1917[5] – 1919
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/89. f. 90}}
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.
  3. Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/89. f. 90}}
  4. Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/89. f. 90}}
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 956.