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− | '''Roger Mowbray Bellairs''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{RearRN}} '''Roger Mowbray Bellairs''', C.B., C.M.G., Royal Navy (9 August, 1884 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Bellairs was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1904.{{NLMar13|p. 6}} | |
− | + | He was married on 19 July, 1909 to Veronica B. Warvell.<ref>His wife's maiden name is not 100% clear. Bellairs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | |
− | Bellairs was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Bellairs was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 May, 1912.<ref>Bellairs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> |
− | Bellairs was | + | Bellairs was appointed to {{UK-IronDuke}} in August, 1913 to serve as her torpedo officer and serving on Jellicoe's staff for War Staff duties. |
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− | Bellairs was | + | Bellairs was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1915.<ref>Bellairs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> |
− | + | He fought in {{UK-IronDuke}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]] and remained in her until being transferred to the {{UK-QueenElizabeth}} on 16 February, 1917, remaining there until 1919, still offering support for his new Commander in Chief's War Staff.<ref>Bellairs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | |
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− | == | + | ==Post-War== |
− | {{ | + | Bellairs was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1920.<ref>Bellairs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> |
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+ | Bellairs was appointed in command of the {{UK-Effingham|f=t}} in October, 1925. | ||
− | == | + | Bellairs was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 October, 1932 and placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]].<ref>Bellairs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> |
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+ | ==See Also== | ||
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+ | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Roger+Mowbray+Bellairs Service Records] | ||
+ | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Mowbray_Bellairs}} | ||
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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Wilfrid Allan Egerton|Wilfrid A. Egerton]]'''|'''[[Plans Division (Royal Navy)|Director of Plans]]'''<br>23 Jan, 1928{{UKNavalStaff|p. 124}}<ref>Bellairs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. ?.</ref> – 15 Dec, 1930<ref>Bellairs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Henry Dacres Cunningham|John H. D. Cunningham]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham|Andrew B. Cunningham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Rodney (1925)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Rodney'']]'''<br>16 Dec, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 265}}<ref>Bellairs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. ?.</ref> – ''c''. Apr, 1932<ref>Superseded that month. Tovey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} f. 131.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Cronyn Tovey|John C. Tovey]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Charles Dewar|Alfred C. Dewar]]'''|'''[[Historical Section (Royal Navy)|Head of the Historical Section]]'''<br>1 May, 1948 – 31 Aug, 1956<ref>Bellairs service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/116.}}</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 10:14, 25 November 2018
Rear-Admiral Roger Mowbray Bellairs, C.B., C.M.G., Royal Navy (9 August, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Contents
Life & Career
Bellairs was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1904.[1]
He was married on 19 July, 1909 to Veronica B. Warvell.[2]
Bellairs was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1912.[3]
Bellairs was appointed to Iron Duke in August, 1913 to serve as her torpedo officer and serving on Jellicoe's staff for War Staff duties.
Bellairs was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.[4]
He fought in Iron Duke at the Battle of Jutland and remained in her until being transferred to the Queen Elizabeth on 16 February, 1917, remaining there until 1919, still offering support for his new Commander in Chief's War Staff.[5]
Post-War
Bellairs was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1920.[6]
Bellairs was appointed in command of the cruiser Effingham in October, 1925.
Bellairs was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 October, 1932 and placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[7]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by John P. R. Marriott |
Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord 5 Nov, 1919[8] – late 1925[9] |
Succeeded by Herbert Fitzherbert |
Preceded by Noel F. Laurence |
Captain of H.M.S. Effingham 5 Oct, 1925[10][11] – 1927[12] |
Succeeded by Patrick Macnamara |
Preceded by Wilfrid A. Egerton |
Director of Plans 23 Jan, 1928[13][14] – 15 Dec, 1930[15] |
Succeeded by John H. D. Cunningham |
Preceded by Andrew B. Cunningham |
Captain of H.M.S. Rodney 16 Dec, 1930[16][17] – c. Apr, 1932[18] |
Succeeded by John C. Tovey |
Preceded by Alfred C. Dewar |
Head of the Historical Section 1 May, 1948 – 31 Aug, 1956[19] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 6.
- ↑ His wife's maiden name is not 100% clear. Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 235.
- ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
- ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 265.
- ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ Superseded that month. Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
- ↑ Bellairs service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/116.