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.
Life & Career
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.[2]
On 1 December, 1920, he was appointed as Captain (D) of the First Destroyer Flotilla, taking command of the flotilla leader Wallace.[3]
In November 1923, he was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Tiger.[4]
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Desmond Maxwell |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 35 1 Aug, 1914[5] |
Succeeded by Eric J. Shelley |
| Preceded by The Hon. Matthew R. Best |
Captain of H.M.S. Royalist 8 Apr, 1919[6] |
Succeeded by Frank Lumb |
| Preceded by Gerald C. Harrison |
Captain of H.M.S. Wallace 1 Dec, 1920[7] |
Succeeded by Sir Andrew B. Cunningham |
| Preceded by Charles D. Roper |
Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla 1 Dec, 1920[8] |
Succeeded by Sir Andrew B. Cunningham |
| Preceded by John E. Cameron |
Captain of H.M.S. Tiger Nov, 1923[9] |
Succeeded by Horace W. Longden |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 7.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 897.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 857.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 897.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 897.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
