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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Malcolm Lennon Goldsmith|Malcolm L. Goldsmith]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Redgauntlet (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Redgauntlet'']]'''<br>9 Apr, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 890}} &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alban Knubley|Alban Knubley]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Malcolm Lennon Goldsmith|Malcolm L. Goldsmith]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Redgauntlet (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Redgauntlet'']]'''<br>9 Apr, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 890}} &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alban Knubley|Alban Knubley]]'''}}
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Serapis (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Serapis'']]'''<br>28 Jan, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 863}} &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}

Revision as of 21:05, 10 June 2014

Vernon Saumarez Butler ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Butler was appointed in command of the destroyer Quail on 16 September, 1912.[1]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Leopard on 19 February, 1914.[2]

Butler was appointed in command of the destroyer Redgauntlet on 9 April, 1918.[3]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Serapis on 28 January, 1919.[4]

Butler was appointed in command of the light cruiser Cardiff in January, 1927.[5]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Quail
16 Sep, 1912[6] – ?
Succeeded by
Francis A. Clutterbuck
Preceded by
Geoffrey T. Wright
Captain of H.M.S. Leopard
19 Feb, 1914[7] – ?
Succeeded by
George H. Wylie
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Sabrina
8 Sep, 1916[8] – ?
Succeeded by
Daniel H. Rainier
Preceded by
Malcolm L. Goldsmith
Captain of H.M.S. Redgauntlet
9 Apr, 1918[9] – ?
Succeeded by
Alban Knubley
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Serapis
28 Jan, 1919[10] – ?
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Lassoo
before Mar, 1924[11] – ?
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
St. A. B. Wake
Captain of H.M.S. Cardiff
Jan, 1927[12] – ?
Succeeded by
Henry E. C. Blagrove

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 363.
  2. The Navy List (January, 1915), p. 347.
  3. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 890.
  4. The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 863.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 363.
  7. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395k.
  8. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397t.
  9. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 890.
  10. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
  11. Naval Operations. Volume III. pp. 291, 292, 294 and index.
  12. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.