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Revision as of 09:35, 13 May 2014

Arthur Kemmis Betty, D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Betty was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1918.

In April 1919, he assumed command of the light cruiser Royalist.[1]

On 1 December, 1920, he was appointed as Captain (D) of the First Destroyer Flotilla, taking command of the flotilla leader Wallace.[2]

In November 1923, he was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Tiger.[3]

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Desmond Maxwell
Captain of H.M. T.B. 35
1 Aug, 1914 – ?
Succeeded by
Richard J. Turnbull
Preceded by
Matthew R. Best
Captain of H.M.S. Royalist
Apr, 1919 – ?
Succeeded by
Frank Lumb
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Wallace
1 Dec, 1920 – ?
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John E. Cameron
Captain of H.M.S. Tiger
Nov, 1923 – ?
Succeeded by
Horace W. Longden

Footnotes

  1. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 897.
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.