Cecil Ponsonby Talbot

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Cecil Ponsonby Talbot, D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Lieutenant Talbot was appointed in command of the submarine C 14 on 27 March, 1912.[1]

Talbot was appointed in command of the submarine E 6 on 19 March, 1913.[2]

On 17 October, 1913, his appointment to E 6 was renewed and he was also appointed in command of her sister submarine, E 16.[3]

He was in command of E 16 on 15 September, 1915 when she torpedoed U 45 at 59deg 10' N, 5deg 9' E..[4]

Commander Talbot was appointed in command of the depot ship Ambrose on 19 September, 1918, and placed in command of Ambrose's Flotilla.[5]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert H. T. Raikes
Captain of H.M.S. C 14
27 Mar, 1912[6]
Succeeded by
Claud L. Y. Dering
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. E 6
19 Mar, 1913[7]
Succeeded by
Cecil P. Talbot
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. E 16
17 Oct, 1913[8]
Succeeded by
Kenneth J. Duff-Dunbar
Preceded by
Cecil P. Talbot
Captain of H.M.S. E 6
17 Oct, 1913[9]
Succeeded by
William J. Foster
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Ambrose
19 Sep, 1918[10]
Succeeded by
Robert R. Turner
Preceded by
?
Commander (S), Ambrose's Flotilla
19 Sep, 1918[11]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 317.
  2. The Navy List (July, 1913) p. 301.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). pp. 352-3.
  4. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 725.
  6. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 317.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 301.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1915). pp. 352-3.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
  10. The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 725.
  11. The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 725.