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| − | '''Ion Beauchamp Butler Tower''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{RearRN}} '''Ion Beauchamp Butler Tower''', R.N. (c. 1889 – October, 1940) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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| − | Tower was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | Tower was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on December, 1922. |
| − | Tower was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on | + | Tower was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1929. |
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| − | + | Tower served as Gunnery Officer in [[H.M.S. Redoubtable (1892)|''Redoubtable'']] and [[H.M.A.S. Australia (1911)|''Australia'']] in 1918. | |
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| + | Tower died in an air raid in World War II. | ||
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Revision as of 21:33, 16 August 2017
Rear-Admiral Ion Beauchamp Butler Tower, R.N. (c. 1889 – October, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Tower served as Gunnery Officer in Redoubtable and Australia in 1918.
Tower died in an air raid in World War II.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Blanche 28 Apr, 1931[1] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Algernon U. Willis |
Captain of H.M.S. Kent May, 1934[2] – Jan, 1937[3] |
Succeeded by Leslie H. Ashmore |
| Preceded by Frederick A. Buckley |
Captain of H.M.S. Malaya Dec, 1938[4] – 25 May, 1940[5] |
Succeeded by Arthur F. E. Palliser |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 218.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Palliser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/290. f. 663.
