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'''Arthur Kemmis Betty''', D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]].
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[[File:Arthur-Kemmis-Betty, NPG x69623.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Vice-Admiral Arthur K. Betty as a Captain, July 1929.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]]
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{{ViceRN}} '''Arthur Kemmis Betty''', D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (11 July, 1877 &ndash; 11 May, 1961) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Betty was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1918.
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Born at Southsea.
  
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In April 1919, he assumed command of the {{UK-Royalist|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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Betty was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1899.<ref>Betty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 397.</ref>
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He was married on 19 July, 1911.<ref>Betty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 397.</ref>
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Betty was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1912.{{NLMar13|p. 7}}
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Betty was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1918.<ref>Betty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 397.</ref>
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In April 1919, Betty was appointed in command of the {{UK-Royalist|f=t}}.
  
 
On 1 December, 1920, he was appointed as Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|1}}, taking command of the {{UK-Wallace|f=t}}.{{NLJan21|p. 897}}
 
On 1 December, 1920, he was appointed as Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|1}}, taking command of the {{UK-Wallace|f=t}}.{{NLJan21|p. 897}}
  
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In November 1923, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Tiger|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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In November 1923, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Tiger|f=t}}.
  
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==Bibliography==
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Betty was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 5 August, 1929 and placed on the Retired List the next day.<ref>Betty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 397.</ref>
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Betty was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 31 July, 1934.<ref>Betty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 397.</ref>
  
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==Service Records==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Arthur+Kemmis+Betty Service Records]
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Latest revision as of 18:08, 6 April 2022

Vice-Admiral Arthur K. Betty as a Captain, July 1929.
Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.

Vice-Admiral Arthur Kemmis Betty, D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (11 July, 1877 – 11 May, 1961) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Born at Southsea.

Betty was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1899.[1]

He was married on 19 July, 1911.[2]

Betty was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1912.[3]

Betty was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1918.[4]

In April 1919, Betty was appointed in command of the light cruiser Royalist.

On 1 December, 1920, he was appointed as Captain (D) of the First Destroyer Flotilla, taking command of the flotilla leader Wallace.[5]

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

Betty was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 August, 1929 and placed on the Retired List the next day.[6]

Betty was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 31 July, 1934.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Desmond Maxwell 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 35
1 Aug, 1914[8] – 11 Jan, 1915[9] 		Succeeded by
Vincent L. Bowring
Preceded by
The Hon. Matthew R. Best 		Captain of H.M.S. Royalist
8 Apr, 1919[10][11] – 3 Nov, 1919[12] 		Succeeded by
John C. H. Lindsay
Preceded by
George W. McO. Campbell 		Captain of H.M.S. Wallace
1 Dec, 1920[13][14] – 19 Dec, 1922[15] 		Succeeded by
Sir Andrew B. Cunningham
Preceded by
George W. McO. Campbell 		Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla
1 Dec, 1920[16][17] – 19 Dec, 1922[18] 		Succeeded by
Sir Andrew B. Cunningham
Preceded by
John L. Pearson 		Captain of H.M.S. King George V
28 Jun, 1923[19] – 26 Nov, 1923[20] 		Succeeded by
Charles S. Forbes
Preceded by
John E. Cameron 		Captain of H.M.S. Tiger
26 Nov, 1923[21][22] – 1 May, 1924[23] 		Succeeded by
Horace W. Longden
Preceded by
Horace W. Longden 		Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Fisgard
1 May, 1925[24] – 2 May, 1927[25] 		Succeeded by
Frederick A. Sommerville
Preceded by
Horace W. Longden 		Inspecting Captain of Mechanical Training Establishments
1 May, 1925[26] – 2 May, 1927[27] 		Succeeded by
Frederick A. Sommerville
Preceded by
Robert C. Hamilton 		Captain of Chatham Dockyard
1 Feb, 1928[28] – 9 Aug, 1929[29] 		Succeeded by
Niel O'Neill

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  2. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 7.
  4. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 897.
  6. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  7. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401.
  9. ↑ Ship Log at naval-history.net.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 857.
  11. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  12. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 897.
  14. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  15. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 897.
  17. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  18. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  19. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  20. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 275.
  22. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  23. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  24. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  25. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  26. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  27. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  28. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.
  29. ↑ Betty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 397.

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