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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Eric Ritchie Bent|Eric R. Bent]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Champion (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Champion'']]'''<br>18 Oct, 1929{{MackieRNW}}<ref>Day of month taken from predecessor.  Bent Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51.|}} f. 260.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Robert Sladen Watkins|Geoffrey R. S. Watkins]]'''}}
 
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Revision as of 15:02, 7 April 2016

Richard Martin Welby ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Welby was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 67 on 8 December, 1908.[1]

Welby was appointed in command of the destroyer Rifleman on 23 January, 1918.[2]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Vega on 27 May, 1920.[3]

In October, 1929, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Champion.[4]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Thomas C. C. Bolster
Captain of H.M. T.B. 19
8 Sep, 1914[5]
Succeeded by
Arthur M. C. Stileman
Preceded by
Alexander L. Fletcher
Captain of H.M.S. Rifleman
23 Jan, 1918[6]
Succeeded by
Hugh B. Wrey
Preceded by
David V. F. Erskine
Captain of H.M.S. Vega
27 May, 1920[7]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey S. Holden
Preceded by
Vernon S. Butler
Captain of H.M.S. Serapis
Nov, 1922[8] – 1923
Succeeded by
David B. Nicol
Preceded by
Eric R. Bent
Captain of H.M.S. Champion
18 Oct, 1929[9][10]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey R. S. Watkins

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 896.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 880.
  4. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 400.
  6. The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 896.
  7. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 880.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 810.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. Day of month taken from predecessor. Bent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51. f. 260.