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Revision as of 17:31, 26 May 2015
Frederick Avenel Sommerville ( – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Sommerville was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 33 on 18 June, 1903, for manoeuvres.[1]
On 28 October, 1918, Sommerville was appointed in command of the depot ship Titania and in command of a submarine flotilla.[2]
Sommerville was appointed in command of the battleship Emperor of India in May, 1929.[3]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Valiant in 1930.[4]
See Also
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/48 f. 10.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Reginald H. S. Bacon |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 33 18 Jun, 1903[5] |
Succeeded by Guy W. Hallifax |
| Preceded by Charles J. C. Little |
Captain of H.M.S. D 1 4 Feb, 1911[6] |
Succeeded by Archibald D. Cochrane |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. D 3 15 May, 1911[7] |
Succeeded by Francis H. H. Goodhart |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Adamant 27 Apr, 1912[8] |
Succeeded by Charles G. Brodie |
| Preceded by Stanley L. Willis |
Captain of H.M.S. Titania 28 Oct, 1918[9] |
Succeeded by Charles S. Benning |
| Preceded by William F. Sells |
Captain of H.M.S. Emperor of India 7 May, 1929[10][11] |
Succeeded by George W. Taylor |
| Preceded by Alfred H. Norman |
Captain of H.M.S. Valiant 1930[12] |
Succeeded by Charles A. Robertson-Scott |
Footnotes
- ↑ Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48 f. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 920a.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48 f. 10.
- ↑ Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/10
- ↑ Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/10
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 920a.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month inferred from predecessor. Sells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 196.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
