Irving Montgomery Palmer
Captain Irving Montgomery Palmer, D.S.C., R.N. (23 January, 1889 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Armagh.
Palmer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1911.[1]
At the outset of the war, Palmer was on the books of Pelorus, in command of an armed launch until being appointed in command of Gadfly on 27 December, 1915.[2]
Palmer was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1919.[3]
Appointed to Caradoc from 17 February, 1922 until January, 1924. He spent a few days in temporary command in August, 1922. On 14 November 1923, one of her whalers was lost. A Court of Enquiry found that Palmer was guilty of an error in judgment, but no further action was taken.[4]
Palmer was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1925.[5]
Palmer was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1932.[6]
Palmer was appointed in command of the battleship Centurion in January, 1935.[7]
World War II
In mid-August 1940, acute appendicitis. He was found fit on 25 October, but on 25 November he was admitted to Middlesex Hospital for injured ribs, being released on the 26th.[8]
Placed on the Retired List on 6 February, 1942.[9]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Gadfly 27 Dec, 1915[10] – 12 Dec, 1916 |
Succeeded by Ernest K. Arbuthnot |
| Preceded by George N. Gilbertson |
Captain of H.M.S. Lilac 26 Oct, 1917[11] – Nov, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Roy Gill |
Captain of H.M.S. Heather 24 Nov, 1919 – 16 Jun, 1920 |
Succeeded by Vincent B. Cardwell |
| Preceded by Valentine A. Raleigh |
Captain of H.M.S. Tower 22 Jun, 1920 – c. Aug, 1920[Inference] |
Succeeded by Wolstan B. C. W. Forester |
| Preceded by Arthur M. Peters |
Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa 13 Apr, 1934[12] – 31 Dec, 1934 |
Succeeded by Clement Moody |
| Preceded by Montague G. B. Legge |
Captain of H.M.S. Centurion 1 Jan, 1935 – 20 Jul, 1936 |
Succeeded by John D. A. Musters |
| Preceded by Ronald W. Blacklock |
Deputy Director of Operations Division 27 Jul, 1936[13] – 16 Sep, 1938[14] |
Succeeded by Cecil H. J. Harcourt |
| Preceded by Eric R. Bent |
Captain of H.M.S. Berwick 17 Oct, 1938[15] – 22 Jun, 1940[16] |
Succeeded by Guy L. Warren |
Footnotes
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/83. f. 443.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/83. f. 443.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/83. f. 443.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/83. f. 443.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/83. f. 443.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/83. f. 443.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/83. f. 443.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/83. f. 443.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/83. f. 443.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394o.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 832.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 227.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 12 May 1936, p. 21.
- ↑ Harcourt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/7. f. 7.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
