John Jackson Cuthbert Ridley

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John Jackson Cuthbert Ridley ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ridley was appointed in command of the destroyer Fairy on 7 November, 1911.[1]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Gipsy on 18 November, 1913.[2]

Ridley was in command of the destroyer Mindful of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[3]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
David C. H. Dalrymple
Captain of H.M.S. Fairy
7 Nov, 1911 – ?
Succeeded by
Fairfax M. Kerr
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Gipsy
18 Nov, 1913 – ?
Succeeded by
Edmond M. Bowly
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Mindful
1945 – ?
Succeeded by
Horace Walker

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (March, 1913), p. 311.
  2. The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 320.
  3. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.