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− | '''Richard Evan Williams Kirby''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Richard Evan Williams Kirby''', D.S.O. (1 September, 1883 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Kirby was born in Kobē, Japan. | |
− | Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 August, 1904. |
− | Kirby | + | Kirby passed as an Interpreter in Japanese in October 1911. |
− | Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 August, 1912. |
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− | + | Kirby was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1917. | |
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− | + | Kirby was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ness|f=t}} on 28 June, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 852}} | |
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− | == | + | Kirby was placed opn the Retired List at his own request in July 1922 and was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 September, 1928. |
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+ | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
+ | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Richard+Evan+Williams+Kirby Service Records] | ||
+ | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Evan_Williams_Kirby}} | ||
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− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Howard|Francis Howard]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Owl (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Owl'']]'''<br>7 Apr, 1918<ref>Kirby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/178.|D7604081}} f. ?.</ref> – 15 May, 1918<ref>Kirby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/178.|D7604081}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Henry Seymour Casswell|Arthur H. S. Casswell]]'''}} |
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frank Pattinson|Frank Pattinson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Test (1905)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Test'']]'''<br>15 May, 1918<ref>Kirby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/178.|D7604081}} f. ?.</ref> – Jan, 1919<ref>Kirby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/178.|D7604081}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Eugene Haswell|John E. Haswell]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Harry Polhill|Arthur H. Polhill]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ness (1905)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ness'']]'''<br>28 Jun, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 852}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Percy Frank Pilkington Wood|Percy F. P. Wood]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Marshal Soult (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Marshal Soult'']]'''<br>2 Jan, 1941{{NLDec41|p. 1402}} – after Mar, 1944{{NLApr44|p. 99}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Alexander Willock|William A. Willock]]'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 09:23, 12 June 2019
Captain (retired) Richard Evan Williams Kirby, D.S.O. (1 September, 1883 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Kirby was born in Kobē, Japan.
Kirby was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1904.
Kirby passed as an Interpreter in Japanese in October 1911.
Kirby was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1912.
Kirby was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.
Kirby was appointed in command of the destroyer Ness on 28 June, 1918.[1]
Kirby was placed opn the Retired List at his own request in July 1922 and was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 September, 1928.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Francis Howard |
Captain of H.M.S. Owl 7 Apr, 1918[2] – 15 May, 1918[3] |
Succeeded by Arthur H. S. Casswell |
Preceded by Frank Pattinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Test 15 May, 1918[4] – Jan, 1919[5] |
Succeeded by John E. Haswell |
Preceded by Arthur H. Polhill |
Captain of H.M.S. Ness 28 Jun, 1918[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Percy F. P. Wood |
Captain of H.M.S. Marshal Soult 2 Jan, 1941[7] – after Mar, 1944[8] |
Succeeded by William A. Willock |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 852.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. ?.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. ?.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. ?.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 852.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1402.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1944). p. 99.