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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1905. | He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1905. | ||
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Bellona|y=1909}} on 5 July, 1913,{{NLOct15|p. 392''i''}} through the beginning of war.<ref>Corbett. ''Naval Operations Vol I'', p. 438.</ref> | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Bellona|y=1909}} on 5 July, 1913,{{NLOct15|p. 392''i''}} through the beginning of war.<ref>Corbett. ''Naval Operations Vol I'', p. 438.</ref> | ||
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Canterbury|y=1915}} on 24 April, 1916,{{NLDec18|p. 751}} and commanded her in support of the [[Grand Fleet]] at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}} | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Canterbury|y=1915}} on 24 April, 1916,{{NLDec18|p. 751}} and commanded her in support of the [[Grand Fleet]] at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}} | ||
− | + | Royds was appointed in command of the {{UK-Malaya|f=t}} in May 1921. | |
− | + | Royds was promoted to {{RearRN}} on 12 May 1922, and to {{ViceRN}} on 1 August 1927, retiring the following day.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Molyneux_Rawson_Royds Wikipedia]</ref> | |
He was advanced to {{AdmRN}} on the retired list on 1 July, 1932. | He was advanced to {{AdmRN}} on the retired list on 1 July, 1932. | ||
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+ | Royds reported on 27 December 1938 that he was "a little lame with arthritis." He does not appear to have served in World War II. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
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Admiral (retired) Percy Molyneux Rawson Royds, C.B., C.M.G., K.B.E., M.P., R.N. (5 April 1874 – 25 March 1955) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Rochdale.
Royds was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 April, 1895.
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1905.
Royds was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1912.
He was appointed in command of the Bellona on 5 July, 1913,[1] through the beginning of war.[2]
He was appointed in command of the Canterbury on 24 April, 1916,[3] and commanded her in support of the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland.[4]
Royds was appointed in command of the battleship Malaya in May 1921.
Royds was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 12 May 1922, and to Vice-Admiral on 1 August 1927, retiring the following day.[5]
He was advanced to Admiral on the retired list on 1 July, 1932.
Royds reported on 27 December 1938 that he was "a little lame with arthritis." He does not appear to have served in World War II.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt |
Captain of H.M.S. Bellona 5 Jul, 1913[6] |
Succeeded by Arthur B. S. Dutton |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Canterbury 24 Apr, 1916[7] – 16 Apr, 1919[8][9] |
Succeeded by Graham R. L. Edwards |
Preceded by Henry T. Buller |
Captain of H.M.S. Malaya 17 May, 1921[10][11] |
Succeeded by Christopher R. Payne |
Preceded by Edward B. Kiddle |
Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard 1 Dec, 1923[12] |
Succeeded by Charles P. Beaty-Pownall |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392i.
- ↑ Corbett. Naval Operations Vol I, p. 438.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 751.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
- ↑ Wikipedia
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 751.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 751.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 740.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month inferred from Buller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 403.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 December, 1923. Issue 43513, col A, p. 19.