Robert Melvill Gardner
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Captain R.N.R. Robert Melvill Gardner, R.N.R., Retired (16 August, 1878 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve who received an inordinate number of command appointments of small vessels during the Great War.
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Life & Career
Gardner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 23 July, 1910.
Gardner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 12 August, 1918.
Gardner was appointed in command of the destroyer Waveney on 14 October, 1918.[1]
Post-War
He was appointed in command of the patrol boat PC 74 on 14 December, 1918.[2]
Gardner was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 30 June, 1922.
Gardner was retired at the rank of Captain R.N.R. on 16 August, 1928.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur E. Durham |
Captain of H.M.S. Wolf 15 Jun, 1916[3] |
Succeeded by George R. Parry |
| Preceded by William Devlin |
Captain of H.M.S. Panther 28 Jun, 1917[4] – c. Aug, 1917[Inference] |
Succeeded by Richard T. Smailes |
| Preceded by Reginald A. Woodward |
Captain of H.M.S. Ure 17 Aug, 1917[5] |
Succeeded by Sidney F. Allen |
| Preceded by Charles C. de M. Malan |
Captain of H.M.S. Waveney 14 Oct, 1918[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. PC 74 14 Dec, 1918[7] |
Succeeded by Walter H. Leeke |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 942.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 861.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 396g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 942.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 861.
