Valentine Alexander Raleigh

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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
26 Jul, 1917 – 23 Mar, 1918[2]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
Edward C. Denison
Captain of H.M.S. Manners
31 May, 1918[3] – 5 Nov, 1919
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

  1. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 841.
  2. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 125.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 841.
  4. The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 876.