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− | '''Valentine Alexander Raleigh''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Valentine Alexander Raleigh''', R.N. (24 April, 1891 – 6 April, 1933) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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Raleigh was appointed in command of the {{UK-Manners|f=t}} on 31 May, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 841}} | Raleigh was appointed in command of the {{UK-Manners|f=t}} on 31 May, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 841}} | ||
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+ | Raleigh was placed on the Retired List at his own request with gratuity on 10 August, 1920. He was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} (retired) on 15 January, 1922. | ||
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+ | Raleigh was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} (retired) on 24 April, 1931. | ||
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Revision as of 08:55, 20 October 2017
Commander (retired) Valentine Alexander Raleigh, R.N. (24 April, 1891 – 6 April, 1933) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Walter Raligh, professor of the English language.
Raleigh was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1914.
Raleigh was appointed in command of the destroyer Manners on 31 May, 1918.[1]
Raleigh was placed on the Retired List at his own request with gratuity on 10 August, 1920. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (retired) on 15 January, 1922.
Raleigh was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 24 April, 1931.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Hamilton E. Snepp |
Captain of H.M.S. Arno ? – 23 Mar, 1918[2] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Preceded by Edward C. Denison |
Captain of H.M.S. Manners 31 May, 1918[3] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Austen G. Lilley |
Captain of H.M.S. Tower 21 Jun, 1920[4] – 22 Jun, 1920 |
Succeeded by Irving M. Palmer |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 841.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 841.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 876.