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[[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] '''Ronald Worsley/Wolseley Oldham''', O.B.E. ([[?]], [[?]] – [[?]], [[?]]) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{RearRN}} '''Ronald Wolseley Oldham''', O.B.E. (21 July, 1887 – ?) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
Gunnery Officer Irresistable, Inflexible at Jutland, Tiger
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==Life & Career==
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{{LieutRN}} on 30 March, 1908.<ref>Oldham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.</ref>
  
[[Category:Royal Navy Gunnery Officers|Oldham, Ronald]]
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Oldham served as Gunnery Officer in {{UK-Irresistible}} from 8 January, 1913 until the ship was lost on 18 March, 1915.
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{{LCommRN}} on 30 March, 1916.<ref>Oldham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.</ref>
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He transferred to {{UK-Inflexible}} and fought in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]].  On 31 August, 1918, he moved to {{UK-Tiger}}, being reappoint there on 31 December, 1919 when he was promoted to {{CommRN}}.  He left the ship on 27 September, 1920.<ref>Oldham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.</ref>
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{{CaptRN}} on 31 December 1925 (or 1923?).<ref>Oldham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.</ref>
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On 15 June, 1929, he was appointed to the heavy cruiser {{UK-Shropshire}} to be her first commanding officer upon her commissioning.  He left her in September, 1931.<ref>Oldham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.</ref>
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{{RearRN}} on 11 January, 1938.<ref>Oldham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.</ref>
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==Service Records==
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* {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.
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==See Also==
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Shropshire (1928)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Shropshire'']]'''<br>15 Jun, 1929<ref>Oldham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.</ref> &ndash; Sep, 1931<ref>Oldham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Arthur Buckley|Frederick A. Buckley]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Wise Parker|Henry W. Parker]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain of the Fleet, Atlantic and Home Fleets'''</small>|'''[[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleet]]'''<br>19 Aug, 1933<ref>Oldham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.</ref> &ndash; 20 Aug, 1935<ref>Oldham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alban Thomas Buckley Curteis|Alban T. B. Curteis]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Hugh Taylor|Alfred H. Taylor]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ramillies (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ramillies'']]'''<br>17 Apr, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 265}}<ref>Oldham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.</ref> &ndash; 10 Jan, 1938<ref>Oldham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.}} f. 80.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Neville Syfret|Edward N. Syfret]]'''}}
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Revision as of 11:04, 8 January 2019

Rear-Admiral Ronald Wolseley Oldham, O.B.E. (21 July, 1887 – ?) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Lieutenant on 30 March, 1908.[1]

Oldham served as Gunnery Officer in Irresistible from 8 January, 1913 until the ship was lost on 18 March, 1915.

Lieutenant-Commander on 30 March, 1916.[2]

He transferred to Inflexible and fought in her at the Battle of Jutland. On 31 August, 1918, he moved to Tiger, being reappoint there on 31 December, 1919 when he was promoted to Commander. He left the ship on 27 September, 1920.[3]

Captain on 31 December 1925 (or 1923?).[4]

On 15 June, 1929, he was appointed to the heavy cruiser Shropshire to be her first commanding officer upon her commissioning. He left her in September, 1931.[5]

Rear-Admiral on 11 January, 1938.[6]

Service Records

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Shropshire
15 Jun, 1929[7] – Sep, 1931[8]
Succeeded by
Frederick A. Buckley
Preceded by
Henry W. Parker
as Captain of the Fleet, Atlantic and Home Fleets
Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleet
19 Aug, 1933[9] – 20 Aug, 1935[10]
Succeeded by
Alban T. B. Curteis
Preceded by
Alfred H. Taylor
Captain of H.M.S. Ramillies
17 Apr, 1936[11][12] – 10 Jan, 1938[13]
Succeeded by
Edward N. Syfret

Footnotes

  1. Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 80.
  2. Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 80.
  3. Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 80.
  4. Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 80.
  5. Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 80.
  6. Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 80.
  7. Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 80.
  8. Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 80.
  9. Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 80.
  10. Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 80.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 265.
  12. Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 80.
  13. Oldham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 80.