Robert Jeffreys
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Commander Robert Jeffreys (6 April, 1875 – 3 February, 1915) was an officer in the Royal Navy who died in command of an armed merchant cruiser lost to a mine in February, 1915.
Life & Career
Jeffreys was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1897.
Jeffreys was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1908.
Jeffreys was appointed in command of the destroyer Star on 21 November, 1911.[1]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Colin Mackenzie |
Captain of H.M.S. Star 21 Nov, 1911[2] – 20 Mar, 1913 |
Succeeded by William G. A. Kennedy |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Clan MacNaughton 23 Nov, 1914[3] – 3 Feb, 1915[4] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 378.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 378.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401h.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 32.
