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| − | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Joseph Bernard Newill''', D.S.O. (17 June, 1887 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Joseph Bernard Newill''', D.S.O. (17 June, 1887 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]] with a facility in Norwegian. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | 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. | + | 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.<ref>Newill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/129.|D7604884}} f. 140.</ref> |
| − | Newill was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1909. | + | Newill was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1909.<ref>Newill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/129.|D7604884}} f. 140.</ref> |
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}} | ||
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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}} | ||
| − | Newill was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1917. | + | Newill was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Newill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/129.|D7604884}} f. 140.</ref> |
==Post-War== | ==Post-War== | ||
| − | Newill was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon being relieved in ''Tara'' on 25 May 1920. | + | Newill was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon being relieved in ''Tara'' on 25 May 1920.<ref>Newill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/129.|D7604884}} f. 140.</ref> |
| − | Newill was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on the Retired List on 17 June, 1927. | + | Newill was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on the Retired List on 17 June, 1927.<ref>Newill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/129.|D7604884}} f. 140.</ref> |
==World War II== | ==World War II== | ||
Revision as of 15:30, 18 March 2017
Commander (retired) Joseph Bernard Newill, D.S.O. (17 June, 1887 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy with a facility in Norwegian.
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.[1]
Newill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1909.[2]
Newill was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 038 on 9 May, 1911.[3]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Tigress on 5 November, 1917.[4]
Newill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1917.[5]
Post-War
Newill was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon being relieved in Tara on 25 May 1920.[6]
Newill was promoted to the rank of Commander on the Retired List on 17 June, 1927.[7]
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hobart W. T. R. Seymour |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 038 9 May, 1914[8] |
Succeeded by Richard C. Clavell |
| Preceded by Basil W. L. Owen |
Captain of H.M.S. Stour 17 Jan, 1915[9] |
Succeeded by Kenneth G. Ramsey |
| Preceded by Raymond J. Harris |
Captain of H.M.S. Beaver Apr, 1916[10] – early 1917[Inference] |
Succeeded by Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin |
| Preceded by Terence A. F. Longford |
Captain of H.M.S. Legion 5 Apr, 1917[11] – c. 26 Sep, 1917[Inference] |
Succeeded by Francis A. Clutterbuck |
| Preceded by Francis A. Clutterbuck |
Captain of H.M.S. Loyal 26 Sep, 1917[12] – Nov, 1917[13][14] |
Succeeded by Frank A. C. Baker |
| Preceded by Frank A. C. Baker |
Captain of H.M.S. Tigress 5 Nov, 1917[15] – 1919[Fact Check] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Newill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/129. f. 140.
- ↑ Newill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/129. f. 140.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 385.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 920.
- ↑ Newill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/129. f. 140.
- ↑ Newill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/129. f. 140.
- ↑ Newill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/129. f. 140.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1914). p. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398d-k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 395a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 836.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 920a'.
