Difference between revisions of "Arthur Kemmis Betty"

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

Betty was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1912.^[1]

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

In April 1919, he assumed 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.^[2]

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

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Desmond Maxwell	Captain of H.M. T.B. 35 1 Aug, 1914^[3]	Succeeded by Eric J. Shelley
Preceded by The Hon. Matthew R. Best	Captain of H.M.S. Royalist 8 Apr, 1919^[4]	Succeeded by Frank Lumb
Preceded by Brien M. Money	Captain of H.M.S. Wallace 1 Dec, 1920^[5]	Succeeded by Sir Andrew B. Cunningham
Preceded by Brien M. Money	Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla 1 Dec, 1920^[6]	Succeeded by Sir Andrew B. Cunningham
Preceded by John E. Cameron	Captain of H.M.S. Tiger Nov, 1923^[7]	Succeeded by Horace W. Longden

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 Betty was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1918.
-In April 1919, he assumed command of the {{UK-Royalist|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
+In April 1919, he assumed 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}}
-In November 1923, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Tiger|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
+In November 1923, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Tiger|f=t}}.
+==See Also==
+{{refbegin}}
+* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Arthur+Kemmis+Betty Service Records]
+{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Kemmis_Betty}}
+{{refend}}
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