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Revision as of 12:47, 22 October 2014

Lieutenant-Commander Arthur Gerald Onslow, D.S.C., ( – 1 June, 1916) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Onslow was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 18 on 13 February, 1911.[1]

Onslow was appointed in command of the destroyer Kestrel on 14 August, 1913.[2]

Onslow commanded the destroyer Onslaught at the Battle of Jutland as an element of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.[3] He was killed in action early on the 1st of June.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M. T.B. 18
13 Feb, 1911[5]
Succeeded by
Ernest W. Kirkby
Preceded by
Richard L. Hamer
Captain of H.M.S. Kestrel
14 Aug, 1913[6]
Succeeded by
Frederick E. K. Strong
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Onslaught
before 31 May, 1916[7] – 1 Jun, 1916[8]
Succeeded by
Basil W. L. Owen

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 400.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 342.
  3. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
  4. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 244.
  5. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 400.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 342.
  7. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
  8. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 244.

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