Arthur Gerald Onslow
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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]
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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] |
Succeeded by Basil W. L. Owen |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 342.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 244.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 342.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
