Ralph George Hamilton Izat
Commander (retired) Ralph George Hamilton Izat (1 August, 1890 – 30 July, 1953) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Catersfield, Fareham, Izat was the son of Royal Navy Captain George Izat. He gained two months time on passing out of Britannia and being appointed to the battleship Albion of the Atlantic Fleet on 15 May, 1907. He next went to battleship Swiftsure in the Mediterranean on 17 March, 1909 and then to the Dominion of Home Fleet on 30 July, 1910.
Izat was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1912. He left Leviathan on St. Valentine's Day, 1913 for an eight month appointment in the destroyer Christopher of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla, during which time he spent three months on temporary loan to the "B" Class destroyer Boadicea. On 17 October, 1913, Izat was appointed to the dreadnought battleship Vanguard.[1]
Great War
Izat was appointed from Vanguard on 24 July 1915 to join the flotilla leader Nimrod for gunnery duties. On 5 May 1916, he was re-appointed in Nimrod as first lieutenant and gunnery officer.
Izat was appointed in command of the destroyer Portia on 9 November, 1918.[2]
Post-War
Izat was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1920.[3]
Izat was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 18 August, 1933.[4]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry Forrester |
Captain of H.M.S. Midge 21 Jun, 1917[5] |
Succeeded by Donald C. Brock |
| Preceded by Geoffrey N. Henson |
Captain of H.M.S. Portia 9 Nov, 1918[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Archibald A. Lovett-Cameron |
Captain of H.M.S. Skate Jan, 1920[7] |
Succeeded by Lionel G. Foote |
| Preceded by John I. Hallett |
Captain of H.M.S. Wivern 13 Jul, 1920[8] |
Succeeded by Cecil H. J. Harcourt |
| Preceded by Richard Harter |
Captain of H.M.S. Sirdar Apr, 1922[9] |
Succeeded by Alexander M. Donovan |
| Preceded by Geoffrey S. Holden |
Captain of H.M.S. Vega 1 Apr, 1924[10] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Izat Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/28. f. 28.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 868.
- ↑ Izat Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/28. f. 28.
- ↑ Izat Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/28. f. 28.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 868.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1920). p. 865.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 901.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 812.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 279.
