William Scott Bardwell

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Captain (retired) William Scott Bardwell, M.V.O., D.S.O.*, R.N. (21 April, 1892 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of barrister J. N. Bardwell, Esq..

In October 1910 Bardwell was found negligent in losing 200 pounds of beef overboard from Blenheim. He was made to refund the cost.[1]

Bardwell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 November, 1914. Bardwell would command minesweepers from August 1917 through the end of the war.[2]

Bardwell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 November, 1922.[3]

Bardwell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1928.[4]

World War II

Bardwell was granted the acting rank of Captain on 22 September, 1939.[5]

Bardwell was placed on the Retired List on account of age with the rank of Captain on 21 April, 1942.[6]

Reverted to the Retired List on 31 May 1946.[7]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Quorn
21 Aug, 1917[8] – 5 Apr, 1918[9]
Succeeded by
Frederick J. Reading
Preceded by
Geoffrey A. Luscombe
Captain of H.M.S. Pansy
5 Apr, 1918[10] – 10 May, 1918[11]
Succeeded by
Charles E. Aglionby
Preceded by
Raymond G. F. H. de Caen
Captain of H.M.S. Dahlia
10 May, 1918[12] – Sep, 1918[13]
Succeeded by
Donald C. G. Neish
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Derby
26 Sep, 1918[14]
Succeeded by
John Horne
Preceded by
?
Senior Officer, Felixstowe Fleet Sweeping Flotilla
26 Sep, 1918[15] – 5 Jan, 1919[16]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Percival C. W. Manwaring
Captain of H.M.S. Stormcloud
10 Jul, 1924[17]c. 20 Aug, 1924[Inference]
Succeeded by
Alfred C. Collinson
Preceded by
Leon S. Acheson
Captain of H.M.S. Cockchafer
16 Oct, 1926[18][19] – Sep, 1928[20]
Succeeded by
Percival C. W. Manwaring
Preceded by
Guy Langham
Captain of H.M.S. Albury
22 May, 1929[21] – 1 May, 1931[22]
Succeeded by
Ivan W. Whitehorn
Preceded by
Geoffrey D. Owen
Captain of H.M.S. Verbena
21 Nov, 1931[23] – 3 Apr, 1933[24]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John C. Maclean
Captain of H.M.S. Albury
1 Jul, 1935[25] – 28 Aug, 1935[26]
Succeeded by
Lionel C. P. Tudway
Preceded by
John Orgee
Captain of H.M.S. Abingdon
14 Sep, 1935[27] – 28 Sep, 1936[28]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey F. Agutter
Preceded by
?
Commander, Second Minesweeping Flotilla
14 Sep, 1935[29] – 28 Sep, 1936[30]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey F. Agutter
Preceded by
Robert Dalby
Captain of H.M.S. Colombo
28 Sep, 1936[31] – 20 Apr, 1937[32]
Succeeded by
Ralph Kerr
Preceded by
Russell H. McBean
Captain of H.M.S. Curlew
3 Nov, 1936[33] – 9 Mar, 1937[34]
Succeeded by
Alfred Bowman

Footnotes

  1. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  2. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  3. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  4. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  5. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  6. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  7. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  8. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  9. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  10. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  11. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  12. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  13. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  14. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 775.
  15. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  16. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  17. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683.
  18. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  19. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 225.
  20. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  21. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  22. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  23. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  24. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  25. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  26. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  27. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  28. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  29. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  30. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  31. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  32. Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/137. f. 136.
  33. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.
  34. Bardwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/87. f. 87.