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'''Gerard Aylmer Wells''' ( – 8 August, 1943) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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[[File:GerardAylmerWells1896.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Vice-Admiral Sir Gerard Wells as a Midshipman in 1896.<br><small>Photograph: ''Navy & Army Illustrated''.</small>]]
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{{ViceRN}} {{SIR}} '''Gerard Aylmer Wells''', K.B.E. (6 October, 1879 &ndash; 8 August, 1943) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Gerard Wells was the son of Admiral {{SIR}} [[Richard Wells]], and entered the Royal Navy on 15 January, 1893.<ref>''The Navy & Army Illustrated'' '''1''' (5): p. 98.</ref>
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Wells was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1918.
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Wells was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 335''a''}}
  
He was appointed command of the {{UK-Comus|f=t}} on 15 November, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 763.</ref>
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He was appointed command of the {{UK-Comus|f=t}} on 15 November, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 763}}  On 20 March, 1919, he was appointed in command of the ''Comus''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> near-sister {{UK-Cambrian}}.{{NLDec20|p. 739}}
  
On 20 March, 1919, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cambrian|f=t}}.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 739.</ref>
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Wells was appointed Naval Attaché to the nations of South America<ref>Given in the ''Navy List'' as Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Venezuela, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.</ref> on 8 June, 1923, with his headquarters in Beunos Aires.{{NLDec24|p. 421}}
  
In April 1926, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Weymouth|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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On return from South America, Wells was appointed in command of the {{UK-Weymouth|f=t}} on 7 April, 1926. ''Weymouth'' was flagship of {{ViceRN}} [[Rudolf Walter Bentinck|Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck]], the Vice-Admiral Commanding, Reserve Fleet, and Wells served as Bentinck's Flag Captain and Chief of Staff.{{NLJun26|p. 288}}{{MackieRNW}}
  
He was promoted to {{ViceRN}} in retirement.
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He was promoted to {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 16 January, 1935.{{NLAug39|p. 719}}
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 12:16, 19 May 2014

Vice-Admiral Sir Gerard Wells as a Midshipman in 1896.
Photograph: Navy & Army Illustrated.

Vice-Admiral SIR Gerard Aylmer Wells, K.B.E. (6 October, 1879 – 8 August, 1943) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Gerard Wells was the son of Admiral SIR Richard Wells, and entered the Royal Navy on 15 January, 1893.[1]

Wells was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1918.[2]

He was appointed command of the light cruiser Comus on 15 November, 1918.[3] On 20 March, 1919, he was appointed in command of the Comus's near-sister Cambrian.[4]

Wells was appointed Naval Attaché to the nations of South America[5] on 8 June, 1923, with his headquarters in Beunos Aires.[6]

On return from South America, Wells was appointed in command of the light cruiser Weymouth on 7 April, 1926. Weymouth was flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck, the Vice-Admiral Commanding, Reserve Fleet, and Wells served as Bentinck's Flag Captain and Chief of Staff.[7][8]

He was promoted to Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 16 January, 1935.[9]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John M. Casement
Captain of H.M.S. Comus
15 Nov, 1918[10] – ?
Succeeded by
Cathcart R. Wason
Preceded by
Lockhart Leith
Captain of H.M.S. Cambrian
20 Mar, 1919[11] – ?
Succeeded by
James D. D. Stewart
Preceded by
Alister F. Beal
Captain of H.M.S. Weymouth
Apr, 1926[12] – ?
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Navy & Army Illustrated 1 (5): p. 98.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 335a.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 763.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 739.
  5. Given in the Navy List as Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Venezuela, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1924). p. 421.
  7. The Navy List. (June, 1926). p. 288.
  8. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  9. The Navy List. (August, 1939). p. 719.
  10. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 763.
  11. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 739.
  12. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.