Difference between revisions of "George Ronald Beddard Blount"
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| − | Blount was appointed to command the battleship {{UK-Commonwealth}} on 1 November, 1918. | + | Blount was promoted to {{COmmRN}} on 30 June, 1912.{{NLMar13|p. 8}} |
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| + | Blount was appointed to command the battleship {{UK-Commonwealth}} on 1 November, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 762}} | ||
He was appointed in command of {{UK-Ramillies}} in August 1926{{MackieRNW}} before moving over to command {{UK-Barham}} in February 1928, remaining with her for seven months.{{MackieRNW}} | He was appointed in command of {{UK-Ramillies}} in August 1926{{MackieRNW}} before moving over to command {{UK-Barham}} in February 1928, remaining with her for seven months.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
Revision as of 18:43, 9 November 2014
Captain George Ronald Beddard Blount, D.S.O., R.N. (8 October, 1877 – ?) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Blount was promoted to Template:COmmRN on 30 June, 1912.[1]
Blount was appointed to command the battleship Commonwealth on 1 November, 1918.[2]
He was appointed in command of Ramillies in August 1926[3] before moving over to command Barham in February 1928, remaining with her for seven months.[4]
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/142.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/125.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/90.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Marshal Soult 21 Feb, 1917[5] |
Succeeded by Arthur D. Barrow |
| Preceded by Arthur G. Smith |
Captain of H.M.S. Commonwealth 1 Nov, 1918[6] |
Succeeded by Alfred A. Ellison |
| Preceded by Ernest Wigram |
Captain of H.M.S. Ramillies Aug, 1926[7] |
Succeeded by Hubert S. Monroe |
| Preceded by Hubert S. Monroe |
Captain of H.M.S. Barham Feb, 1928[8] |
Succeeded by James F. Somerville |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 762.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395o.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 762.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
