Robert Lionel Brooke Cunliffe
Captain Robert Lionel Brooke Cunliffe, Royal Navy (15 March, 1895 – 29 November, 1990) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
Cunliffe was appointed to H.M.S. King George V on 7 March, 1913 and served in one of her 13.5-in turrets at the Battle of Jutland. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1917.
Post-War
Cunliffe was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, X.
Cunliffe was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1936.[1] He was appointed in command of the escort vessel Milford in December, 1937.
World War II
Cunliffe was appointed in command of the aircraft carrier Illustrious and as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral Commanding, Home Fleet on 31 August, 1943, vice Grantham. He held the post exactly one year before being named in command of the Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport as a Commodore, Second Class, vice Tudway.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton |
Captain of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth Dec, 1939[2] – Apr, 1942[3] |
Succeeded by Edward A. Aylmer |
Preceded by Cecil F. Dampier as Admiral Superintendent of H.M. Dockyard, etc., at Dover |
Flag Officer in Charge, Dover ? – 1 Aug, 1942[4] |
Succeeded by Henry D. Pridham-Wippell |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 101.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Pridham-Wippell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/14. ff. 177, 253.