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'''George Norman Ballard''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''George Norman Ballard''', C.B.E. (17 January, 1874 – 1 January, 1951) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Ballard was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1895.
  
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Ballard was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1906.{{NLMar13|p. 5}}
  
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Ballard was appointed in command of the {{UK-Philomel|f=t}} on 19 September, 1911.{{NLApr14|p. 356}}
  
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Ballard was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 15 October, 1922.
Ballard was appointed in command of the {{UK-Philomel|f=t}} on 19 September, 1911.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 356.</ref>
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+George+Norman+Ballard Service Records]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Astley Ellison|Alfred A. Ellison]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Halcyon (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Halcyon'']]'''<br>31 Aug, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 394''k''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Bertrand Bannerman|Bertrand Bannerman]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Cecil Hamilton|Robert C. Hamilton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Porcupine (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Porcupine'']]'''<br>10 Mar, 1903{{NLMay03|p. 291}} &ndash; 15 Jul, 1903|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Gay Copleston|Reginald G. Copleston]]'''}}
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Revision as of 20:13, 13 August 2017

Captain (retired) George Norman Ballard, C.B.E. (17 January, 1874 – 1 January, 1951) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ballard was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1895.

Ballard was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1906.[1]

Ballard was appointed in command of the third class protected cruiser Philomel on 19 September, 1911.[2]

Post-War

Ballard was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 15 October, 1922.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry W. Osburn
Captain of H.M.S. Zephyr
21 Jun, 1902 – 11 Mar, 1903
Succeeded by
Claude Seymour
Preceded by
Robert C. Hamilton
Captain of H.M.S. Porcupine
10 Mar, 1903[3] – 15 Jul, 1903
Succeeded by
Reginald G. Copleston
Preceded by
Norman L. Stanley
Captain of H.M.S. Philomel
19 Sep, 1911[4] – 14 Jul, 1914
Succeeded by
P. H. Hall Thompson
Preceded by
Alfred A. Ellison
Captain of H.M.S. Halcyon
31 Aug, 1914[5] – 8 Jul, 1916
Succeeded by
Bertrand Bannerman

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 5.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 356.
  3. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 291.
  4. The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 356.
  5. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394k.