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'''Herbert Wyndham Williams''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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'''Herbert Wyndham Williams''', (1 December, 1897 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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[[Herbert Wyndham Williams]] held command of the light cruiser [[H.M.S. Sirius (1940)|''Sirius'']] from 20 May, 1943 to 20 June, 1943.{{UBAlly|2668}}
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Williams commanded the minelayer [[H.M.S. Manxman (1940)|''Manxman'']] from 22 February, 1943 to 20 May, 1943.{{UBAlly|2668}}
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Williams held command of the light cruiser [[H.M.S. Sirius (1940)|''Sirius'']] from 20 May, 1943 to 20 June, 1943.{{UBAlly|2668}}
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Williams again commanded the minelayer [[H.M.S. Manxman (1940)|''Manxman'']] from 20 June, 1943 to some time in July, 1943.{{UBAlly|2668}}
  
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 13:08, 20 June 2019

Herbert Wyndham Williams, (1 December, 1897 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Williams commanded the minelayer Manxman from 22 February, 1943 to 20 May, 1943.[1]

Williams held command of the light cruiser Sirius from 20 May, 1943 to 20 June, 1943.[2]

Williams again commanded the minelayer Manxman from 20 June, 1943 to some time in July, 1943.[3]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Brilliant
28 Apr, 1931[4]
Succeeded by
Errol C. L. Turner
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Garland
3 Mar, 1936[5]
Succeeded by
Roger C. Beckett
Preceded by
Eric V. St. J. Morgan
Captain of H.M.S. Arrow
30 Jun, 1939 – 8 Jan, 1941
Succeeded by
Addison J. Baker-Cresswell
Preceded by
Hubert G. D. Acland
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive
15 Dec, 1942 – 30 Jan, 1943
Succeeded by
Geoffrey R. S. Watkins
Preceded by
Henry B. Crane
Captain of H.M.S. Birmingham
6 Sep, 1943 – 12 Jan, 1944
Succeeded by
Herbert W. Williams
Preceded by
Derrick H. Hall-Thompson
Captain of H.M.S. Colombo
12 Jan, 1944 – 1 Mar, 1944
Succeeded by
Christopher T. Jellicoe
Preceded by
Herbert W. Williams
Captain of H.M.S. Birmingham
1 Apr, 1944 – 19 Nov, 1945
Succeeded by
George W. G. Simpson

Footnotes

  1. Uboat.net page on the man.
  2. Uboat.net page on the man.
  3. Uboat.net page on the man.
  4. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 218.
  5. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 243.