Henry Clive Rawlings

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Rear-AdmiralHenry Clive Rawlings, C.B., D.S.O. (20 March, 1883 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Rawlings was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1905.[1]

Rawlings was appointed in command of the destroyer Bittern on 17 June, 1909.[2]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Alarm on 1 April, 1912.[3]

Rawlings was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1913.[4]

Great War

Rawlings commanded the destroyer Minion when it operated with the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[5]

Rawlings was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1917.[6]

On 24 October, 1918, Rawlings was appointed in command of the destroyer Vanity.[7]

Post-War

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Sturgeon on 11 January, 1921.[8]

Rawlings was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1925.[9]

Rawlings was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 June, 1936.[10]

World War II

Rawlings was appointed to Drake additional as a Commodore of Convoys, Second Class Template:RNR on 3 September, 1939. In 1942 he was working with the Liverpool Convoy Pool.[11]

In 1942 he was appointed in command of the Royal Naval Air Stations in the Indian Ocean.[12]

On 4 May, 1943, he was awarded a C.B. for his services in the Allied landings in North Africa.[13]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edmond J. G. Mackinnon 		Captain of H.M.S. Bittern
17 Jun, 1909[14][15] – 26 Nov, 1909 		Succeeded by
George W. Taylor
Preceded by
George W. Taylor 		Captain of H.M.S. Spitfire
26 Nov, 1909[16][17] – May, 1910[18] 		Succeeded by
Frederic A. H. Russel
Preceded by
Frederic A. H. Russel 		Captain of H.M.S. Gipsy
May, 1910[19] – 15 Aug, 1910[20] 		Succeeded by
Robert F. Veasey
Preceded by
Robert F. Veasey 		Captain of H.M.S. Vigilant
15 Aug, 1910[21][22] – 1 Apr, 1912[23] 		Succeeded by
Frank Powell
Preceded by
Robert H. B. Hammond-Chambers 		Captain of H.M.S. Alarm
1 Apr, 1912[24][25] – Dec, 1915[26] 		Succeeded by
Lawrence D'O. Bignell
Preceded by
Lawrence D'O. Bignell 		Captain of H.M.S. Minion
Dec, 1915[27] – 25 Aug, 1917[28] 		Succeeded by
William G. A. Shuttleworth
Preceded by
Henry P. Boxer 		Captain of H.M.S. Noble
15 Oct, 1917[29][30] – 8 May, 1918[31] 		Succeeded by
Hamilton E. Snepp
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Vanity
8 May, 1918[32] – Aug, 1918[33] 		Succeeded by
Henry C. Rawlings
Preceded by
Alban T. B. Curteis 		Captain of H.M.S. Rapid
5 Sep, 1918[34] – Sep, 1918[35] 		Succeeded by
Roland Leeds
Preceded by
Henry C. Rawlings 		Captain of H.M.S. Vanity
24 Oct, 1918[36][37] – 10 Sep, 1920[38] 		Succeeded by
Reginald T. Amedroz
Preceded by
Edmond J. G. Mackinnon 		Captain of H.M.S. Walker
25 Oct, 1918[39] 		Succeeded by
Ambrose T. N. Abbay
Preceded by
Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton 		Captain of H.M.S. Sturgeon
11 Jan, 1921[40][41] – 11 Jan, 1923[42] 		Succeeded by
Richard Harter
Preceded by
Thomas F. P. Calvert 		Captain of H.M.S. Pegasus
20 Jan, 1923[43] – 9 Jun, 1925[44] 		Succeeded by
Tim M. Barrett
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Devonshire
15 Nov, 1928[45] – 17 Aug, 1931[46] 		Succeeded by
Douglas B. Le Mottée
Preceded by
Charles E. Turle 		Director of the Naval Air Division
5 Mar, 1932 – 23 Jul, 1934 		Succeeded by
Charles F. Harris
Preceded by
Henry B. Crane 		Captain of H.M.S. Glorious
1 May, 1935[47][48] – Jun, 1936[49] 		Succeeded by
Bruce A. Fraser

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  2. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 271.
  4. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  5. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 34.
  6. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 923a.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 868.
  9. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  10. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  11. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  12. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  13. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  14. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  15. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
  16. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 378.
  18. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  19. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  20. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  21. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 394.
  23. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  24. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 391e.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396c.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396c.
  28. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  29. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395z.
  31. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  32. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  33. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  34. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  35. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  36. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  37. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1920). p. 879b.
  38. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  39. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  40. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  41. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 868.
  42. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  43. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  44. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  45. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  46. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  47. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 243.
  48. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  49. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.

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