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− | '''Richard Evan Williams Kirby''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Richard Evan Williams Kirby''', D.S.O. (1 September, 1883 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Kirby was born in Kobē, Japan. He listed a J. H. Greene as his guardian upon joining the Navy in May, 1898.<ref>Kirby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/178.|}} f. 582.</ref> | |
− | Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 August, 1904.<ref>Kirby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/178.|}} f. 582.</ref> |
− | Kirby | + | Kirby passed as an Interpreter in Japanese in October 1911.<ref>Kirby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/178.|}} f. 582.</ref> |
− | Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 August, 1912.<ref>Kirby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/178.|}} f. 582.</ref> |
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− | Kirby was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ness|f=t}} on 28 June, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 852}} | + | Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Kirby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/178.|}} f. 582.</ref> |
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+ | Kirby was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ness|f=t}} on 28 June, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 852}}<ref>Kirby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/178.|}} f. 582.</ref> | ||
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+ | Kirby was placed on the Retired List at his own request in July 1922 and was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 September, 1928.<ref>Kirby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/178.|}} f. 582.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Howard|Francis Howard]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Owl (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Owl'']]'''<br>7 Apr, 1918<ref>Kirby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/178.|D7604081}} f. ?.</ref> – 15 May, 1918<ref>Kirby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/178.|D7604081}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Henry Seymour Casswell|Arthur H. S. Casswell]]'''}} |
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frank Pattinson|Frank Pattinson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Test (1905)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Test'']]'''<br>15 May, 1918<ref>Kirby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/178.|D7604081}} f. ?.</ref> – Jan, 1919<ref>Kirby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/178.|D7604081}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Eugene Haswell|John E. Haswell]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Harry Polhill|Arthur H. Polhill]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ness (1905)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ness'']]'''<br>28 Jun, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 852}} – 29 May, 1919<ref>Kirby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/178.|}} f. 582.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Cayley Lambert Dalley|Geoffrey C. L. Dalley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Marshal Soult (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Marshal Soult'']]'''<br>2 Jan, 1941{{NLDec41|p. 1402}} – after Mar, 1944{{NLApr44|p. 99}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Alexander Willock|William A. Willock]]'''}} | ||
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− | {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirby, Richard}} | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirby, Richard Evan}} |
− | {{CatPerson|UK||}} | + | {{CatPerson|UK|1883|}} |
+ | {{CatCapt|UK}} | ||
+ | {{CatBritannia|May, 1898}} | ||
+ | {{CatInterpreter|UK|Japanese}} | ||
+ | {{CatRN}} |
Latest revision as of 15:27, 7 April 2022
Captain (retired) Richard Evan Williams Kirby, D.S.O. (1 September, 1883 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Kirby was born in Kobē, Japan. He listed a J. H. Greene as his guardian upon joining the Navy in May, 1898.[1]
Kirby was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1904.[2]
Kirby passed as an Interpreter in Japanese in October 1911.[3]
Kirby was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1912.[4]
Kirby was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.[5]
Kirby was appointed in command of the destroyer Ness on 28 June, 1918.[6][7]
Kirby was placed on the Retired List at his own request in July 1922 and was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 September, 1928.[8]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Francis Howard |
Captain of H.M.S. Owl 7 Apr, 1918[9] – 15 May, 1918[10] |
Succeeded by Arthur H. S. Casswell |
Preceded by Frank Pattinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Test 15 May, 1918[11] – Jan, 1919[12] |
Succeeded by John E. Haswell |
Preceded by Arthur H. Polhill |
Captain of H.M.S. Ness 28 Jun, 1918[13] – 29 May, 1919[14] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Geoffrey C. L. Dalley |
Captain of H.M.S. Marshal Soult 2 Jan, 1941[15] – after Mar, 1944[16] |
Succeeded by William A. Willock |
Footnotes
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. 582.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. 582.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. 582.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. 582.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. 582.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 852.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. 582.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. 582.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. ?.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. ?.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. ?.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 852.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. 582.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1402.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1944). p. 99.