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+ | The son of a Retired Rear-Admiral F. S. Clayton, Ralph gained three and a half months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. His first naval appointment was in {{UK-Hannibal}} in the Channel on 1 June, 1901. | ||
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− | On 1 February, 1913, Clayton was appointed to {{UK-QueenMary}} as her torpedo officer. He was to be the only man ever to serve in that capacity, as he would die in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]].<ref>Clayton Service Record, in our PDF for [[Richard Hugh Loraine Bevan]]. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/253.|D7604350}} | + | On 1 February, 1913, Clayton was appointed to {{UK-QueenMary}} as her torpedo officer. He was to be the only man ever to serve in that capacity, as he would die in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]].<ref>Clayton Service Record, in our PDF for [[Richard Hugh Loraine Bevan]]. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/253.|D7604350}} f. ?.</ref> |
Clayton was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 July, 1913. | Clayton was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 July, 1913. |
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Lieutenant-Commander Ralph Lyall Clayton (28 March, 1885 – 31 May, 1916) served in the Royal Navy.
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Life & Career
The son of a Retired Rear-Admiral F. S. Clayton, Ralph gained three and a half months' time on passing out of Britannia. His first naval appointment was in Hannibal in the Channel on 1 June, 1901.
Clayton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1905.[1]
On 1 February, 1913, Clayton was appointed to Queen Mary as her torpedo officer. He was to be the only man ever to serve in that capacity, as he would die in her at the Battle of Jutland.[2]
Clayton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 July, 1913.
Great War
Clayton was Lieutenant-Commander (T) in Queen Mary from the outset of the war through her loss at the Battle of Jutland, where he was lost with her.[3]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Hugh T. England |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 52 10 Nov, 1905[4][5] – 1 Nov, 1906[6] |
Succeeded by Guy C. C. Royle |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 15.
- ↑ Clayton Service Record, in our PDF for Richard Hugh Loraine Bevan. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/253. f. ?.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 202.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 399.
- ↑ Clayton Service Record, in our PDF for Richard Hugh Loraine Bevan. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/253. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Clayton Service Record, in our PDF for Richard Hugh Loraine Bevan. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/253. Unnumbered folio.