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Revision as of 11:11, 30 May 2021
Captain (retired) Basil Rupert Willett, C.B.E., D.S.C., (23 July, 1896 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Willett entered the Royal Navy with the May 1909 intake term at the Training Establishment. He passed out with sixty-one other midshipmen in April, 1913 ranked sixth in order of merit on his examinations.[1]
On 27 June 1917 he was appointed in command of Template:UK-CMB9. On 3 September 1918, he was appointed in command of Template:UK-CMB100M.
Willett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1917.
On 14 April, 1919, he left command of his C.M.B. and was sent to Portsmouth.
He qualified for signals in March, 1922.
Willett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1925.
On 16 May 1927, he was appointed to Iron Duke as Flag Lieutenant-Commander to R/A Hall-Thompson, and as squadron signals and wireless officer.
He would come to specialise in aircraft radios.
Willett was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1931.
In January, 1935, he was lent to the New Zealand Division.
World War II
Willett was granted the acting rank of Captain on 23 October, 1939.
Willett was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Captain on 8 October, 1945. In 1948, he proceeded to South America to work with Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Clifford Caslon |
Squadron Signal Officer, Battle Cruiser Squadron 30 Apr, 1925[2] – 15 May, 1927 |
Succeeded by John H. F. Crombie |
| Preceded by The Hon. Henry M. A. Cecil |
Squadron W/T Officer, Third Battle Squadron 16 May, 1927 – 5 May, 1928 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Nigel B. Deare |
Squadron Signal Officer, Third Battle Squadron 16 May, 1927 – 5 May, 1928 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by William G. B. Hartley |
Squadron W/T Officer, Battle Cruiser Squadron 16 Apr, 1930[3] – 15 Dec, 1931[4] |
Succeeded by Charles V. Robinson |
Footnotes
- ↑ "New Midshipmen." The Times (London, England), Monday, Apr 28, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40197.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 246.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 263.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/4. f. 4.
