Roland Frith Balfour Swinley

Captain (retired) Roland Frith Balfour Swinley, (9 December, 1895 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of M. R. Swinley, Esq., a tea planter. He emerged from the Training Establishment on 15 May 1913 and was appointed to the battleship Dominion of the Home Fleets. He served in her through 22 September 1915 when he was appointed to T.B. 34 for three months.

After brief service in the destroyer Musketeer at the end of 1915, Swinley served in Nymphe until being appointed to Larne on 11 February 1916. He next served in Milbrook from 7 June, 1916 until 12 July, 1917. He was summoned to the Admitalty and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1917.

He next served in Mons from 22 July 1917 through 11 September, 1918 and then Whitley until early 1919.

Swinley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1925.

Swinley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1930.

World War II

Swinley was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit at the rank of Captain on 24 July, 1945.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Charles G. N. Graham	Captain of H.M.S. Raider 12 Aug, 1925 – 1 Jul, 1926	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Colin R. St. G. Tucker	Captain of H.M.S. Rowena 1 Jul, 1926 – 25 Apr, 1927	Succeeded by Richard F. Jolly
Preceded by Alastair G. Davidson	Captain of H.M.S. Wessex 25 Apr, 1927 – 12 Jul, 1928	Succeeded by Roland F. B. Swinley
Preceded by Alan MacG. Sheffield	Captain of H.M.S. Wakeful 12 Jul, 1928 – late 1928	Succeeded by Robert A. Cassidi
Preceded by Roland F. B. Swinley	Captain of H.M.S. Wessex 1 Nov, 1928 – 20 Apr, 1929	Succeeded by Frederic C. Bradley
Preceded by Walter N. T. Beckett	Captain of H.M.S. Velox 20 Apr, 1929 – 29 Dec, 1930	Succeeded by William D. G. Weir
Preceded by Hamilton E. Snepp	Captain of H.M.S. Shikari 29 Dec, 1930 – 4 Jul, 1932	Succeeded by Frederic J. Walker
Preceded by John Bostock	Captain of H.M.S. Basilisk 8 Aug, 1932 – 2 Nov, 1934	Succeeded by Francis S. W. de Winton
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Intrepid 27 Jan, 1937 – 1938	Succeeded by Roderick C. Gordon
Preceded by Guy L'E. M. Sturges	Captain of H.M.S. Revenge 7 Mar, 1939 – 10 Jul, 1939	Succeeded by Ernest R. Archer
Preceded by Gilbert P. Claridge	Captain of H.M.S. Douglas 21 Aug, 1939 – 5 Feb, 1940	Succeeded by Vernon Hammersley-Heenan