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Revision as of 13:58, 13 October 2014

Arthur Kemmis Betty, D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Betty was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1918.

In April 1919, he assumed command of the light cruiser Royalist.[1]

On 1 December, 1920, he was appointed as Captain (D) of the First Destroyer Flotilla, taking command of the flotilla leader Wallace.[2]

In November 1923, he was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Tiger.[3]

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Desmond Maxwell
Captain of H.M. T.B. 35
1 Aug, 1914[4]
Succeeded by
Eric J. Shelley
Preceded by
The Hon. Matthew R. Best
Captain of H.M.S. Royalist
8 Apr, 1919[5]
Succeeded by
Frank Lumb
Preceded by
Gerald C. Harrison
Captain of H.M.S. Wallace
1 Dec, 1920[6]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Charles D. Roper
Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla
1 Dec, 1920[7]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John E. Cameron
Captain of H.M.S. Tiger
Nov, 1923[8]
Succeeded by
Horace W. Longden

Footnotes

  1. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 897.
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 857.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 897.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 897.
  8. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.