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'''Joseph Bernard Newill''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Joseph Bernard Newill''', D.S.O. (17 June, 1887 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Newill gained three months' time on passing out, but there is no indication whether he went through the Training Establishment or {{UK-1Britannia}}.  He was appointed to the {{UK-Hogue|f=t}} on 15 January, 1904, subsequently transferring to {{UK-Suffolk}} in the Channel and then {{UK-Kent}} of the {{UK-CS}} before the end of the year.  He left ''Kent'' when she paid off on 23 August, 1905.
  
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Newill was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1909.
  
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Newill was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB038|f=t}} on 9 May, 1911.{{NLJun14|p. 385}}
 
Newill was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB038|f=t}} on 9 May, 1911.{{NLJun14|p. 385}}
  
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Tigress|f=t}} on 5 November, 1917.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 920}}
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Tigress|f=t}} on 5 November, 1917.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 920}}
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Newill was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1917.
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==Post-War==
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Newill was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon being relieved in ''Tara'' on 25 May 1920.
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Newill was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on the Retired List on 17 June, 1927.
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==World War II==
  
 
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Revision as of 09:34, 18 March 2017

Commander (retired) Joseph Bernard Newill, D.S.O. (17 June, 1887 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Newill gained three months' time on passing out, but there is no indication whether he went through the Training Establishment or Britannia. He was appointed to the armoured cruiser Hogue on 15 January, 1904, subsequently transferring to Suffolk in the Channel and then Kent of the Cruiser Squadron before the end of the year. He left Kent when she paid off on 23 August, 1905.

Newill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1909.

Newill was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 038 on 9 May, 1911.[1]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Tigress on 5 November, 1917.[2]

Newill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1917.

Post-War

Newill was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon being relieved in Tara on 25 May 1920.

Newill was promoted to the rank of Commander on the Retired List on 17 June, 1927.

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hobart W. T. R. Seymour
Captain of H.M. T.B. 038
9 May, 1914[3]
Succeeded by
Richard C. Clavell
Preceded by
Basil W. L. Owen
Captain of H.M.S. Stour
17 Jan, 1915[4]
Succeeded by
Kenneth G. Ramsey
Preceded by
Raymond J. Harris
Captain of H.M.S. Beaver
Apr, 1916[5] – early 1917[Inference]
Succeeded by
Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin
Preceded by
Terence A. F. Longford
Captain of H.M.S. Legion
5 Apr, 1917[6]c. 26 Sep, 1917[Inference]
Succeeded by
Francis A. Clutterbuck
Preceded by
Francis A. Clutterbuck
Captain of H.M.S. Loyal
26 Sep, 1917[7] – Nov, 1917[8][9]
Succeeded by
Frank A. C. Baker
Preceded by
Frank A. C. Baker
Captain of H.M.S. Tigress
5 Nov, 1917[10] – 1919[Fact Check]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 385.
  2. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 920.
  3. The Navy List. (August, 1914). p. 385.
  4. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398d-k.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392j.
  6. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 395a.
  7. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395h.
  8. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395h.
  9. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 836.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 920a'.

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