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Revision as of 17:46, 11 June 2014

Aubrey Thomas Tillard ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy who was to hold a considerable number of seagoing command positions.

Life & Career

Tillard was appointed in command of the destroyer Larne on 28 January, 1911.[1]

Tillard commanded the destroyer Firedrake after Alfred B. Watts, some time after mid-1914 and prior to late 1917.[2]

Post-war

Tillard was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Valentine on 17 January, 1919.[3]

He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Castor in August, 1922.[4]

In April, 1928, Tillard was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carysfort.[5]

Tillard was appointed in command of the battleship Centurion on November, 1929.[6]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Larne
28 Jan, 1911[7] – ?
Succeeded by
John P. Champion
Preceded by
Alfred B. Watts
Captain of H.M.S. Firedrake
5 Jan, 1915[8] – ?
Succeeded by
Gordon McL. Cameron
Preceded by
Dashwood F. Moir
Captain of H.M.S. Vimiera
16 Jul, 1918[9] – ?
Succeeded by
John A. P. Legh
Preceded by
Charles A. Fremantle
Captain of H.M.S. Valentine
17 Jan, 1919[10] – ?
Succeeded by
Evelyn C. O. Thomson
Preceded by
Leonard L. P. Willan
Captain of H.M.S. Castor
Aug, 1922[11] – ?
Succeeded by
Alban T. B. Curteis
Preceded by
Herbert A. Buchanan-Wollaston
Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort
Apr, 1928[12] – ?
Succeeded by
Edward B. Cloete
Preceded by
Robert C. Hamilton
Captain of H.M.S. Centurion
Nov, 1929[13] – ?
Succeeded by
Richard A. A. Plowden

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 345.
  2. Smith. Hard Lying. p. 126.
  3. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 922a.
  4. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 345.
  8. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393u.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 935.
  10. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 922a.
  11. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.