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'''Llewellyn Griffiths''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} '''Llewellyn Griffiths''' (23 January, 1871 – 31 October, 1942) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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Griffiths was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 13 November, 1892.<ref>Griffiths Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 170.</ref>
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Griffiths was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hardy|f=t}} on 15 April, 1898.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 31 March, 1898.  Issue '''35478''', col D, p. 11.</ref>
 
Griffiths was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hardy|f=t}} on 15 April, 1898.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 31 March, 1898.  Issue '''35478''', col D, p. 11.</ref>
  
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Chamois|f=t}} on 13 January, 1899.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 5 January, 1899.  Issue '''35718''', col B, p. 4.</ref>
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Chamois|f=t}} on 13 January, 1899.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 5 January, 1899.  Issue '''35718''', col B, p. 4.</ref>
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On 2 May, 1899, he was appointed to {{UK-Psyche}} on the North American Squadron as First Lieutenant.  He was invalided out in March, 1901.<ref>Griffiths Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 170.</ref>
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Griffiths was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1904.<ref>Griffiths Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 170.</ref>
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His last appointment was in {{UK-Cumberland}} from 21 February  to 12 March, 1907.  He was placed on the Retired List by his own request on 16 December, 1909.<ref>Griffiths Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 170.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 09:04, 20 March 2015

Commander Llewellyn Griffiths (23 January, 1871 – 31 October, 1942) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Griffiths was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 13 November, 1892.[1]

Griffiths was appointed in command of the destroyer Hardy on 15 April, 1898.[2]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Chamois on 13 January, 1899.[3]

On 2 May, 1899, he was appointed to Psyche on the North American Squadron as First Lieutenant. He was invalided out in March, 1901.[4]

Griffiths was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1904.[5]

His last appointment was in Cumberland from 21 February to 12 March, 1907. He was placed on the Retired List by his own request on 16 December, 1909.[6]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edward H. F. Heaton-Ellis
Captain of H.M.S. Hardy
15 Apr, 1898[7]
Succeeded by
Harry H. Smyth
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Chamois
13 Jan, 1899[8]
Succeeded by
William B. Smith
Preceded by
S. Gordon Douglas
Captain of H.M.S. Skipjack
14 Jan, 1902[9]
Succeeded by
John B. Sparks

Footnotes

  1. Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  2. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 31 March, 1898. Issue 35478, col D, p. 11.
  3. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 5 January, 1899. Issue 35718, col B, p. 4.
  4. Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  5. Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  6. Griffiths Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 170.
  7. "Naval & Military Intelligence" . The Times. Thursday, 31 March, 1898. Issue 35478, col D, p. 11.
  8. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 5 January, 1899. Issue 35718, col B, p. 4.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 377.

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