Ragnar Musgrave Colvin
Admiral SIR Ragnar Musgrave Colvin, K.B.E., C.B., R.N. (7 May, 1882 – 22 February, 1954) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Colvin was born in the India Office, Whitehall, the son of Cleveland Sneyd Colvin, civil servant.
Colvin passed out of Britannia in December, 1897 ranked nineteenth of the sixty-four cadets who passed out, with 1630 marks.[1]
Colvin was promoted to Lieutenant on 15 January, 1902.[2]
Colvin was promoted to Commander with seniority of 30 June, 1913.
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December 1917.
Post-War
On 27 June, 1919, he was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) for "valuable services as Assistant Director, Plans Division."[3]
In August 1919, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Caradoc.
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 August, 1929.
Colvin was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 March, 1934.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 3 May, 1939.
Colvin died on 22 February, 1954 of a cerebral thrombosis.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 24 February, 1954. Issue 52864, col D, p. 10.
- Colvin, Admiral Sir Ragnar (1992). Memoirs of Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin. Wintershill, Durley: Unknown Publisher.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/142.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/125.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/90.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/47.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by A. Dudley P. R. Pound |
Assistant Director of Plans Jan, 1918 – 7 Aug, 1919 |
Succeeded by Alfred F. B. Carpenter |
Preceded by William M. Kerr |
Captain of H.M.S. Caradoc 7 Aug, 1919[5] – after Dec, 1920 |
Succeeded by Guy P. Bigg-Wither |
Preceded by John P. R. Marriott as Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Tokyo |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché for Japan and China 10 Mar, 1922 – 10 Apr, 1924 |
Succeeded by Montague G. B. Legge as Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Tokyo |
Preceded by Gilbert O. Stephenson |
Captain of H.M.S. Revenge 31 Jul, 1924[6] – 26 Jul, 1926 |
Succeeded by Dudley B. N. North |
Preceded by Wilfred F. French |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Battle Squadron 15 Dec, 1932 – 12 Dec, 1933 |
Succeeded by Alban T. B. Curteis as Vice-Admiral Commanding, Second Battle Squadron |
Preceded by Barry Edward Domvile |
President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 8 Aug, 1934 – 20 Feb, 1937 |
Succeeded by Sidney R. Bailey |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" The Times (London, England), Thursday, Dec 16, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35388.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 16.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31421. p. 8066. 27 June, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34029. p. 1425. 2 March, 1934.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 741.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 265.
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