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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Herbert Arthur Buchanan-Wollaston|Herbert A. Buchanan-Wollaston]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Carysfort (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Carysfort'']]'''<br>Apr, 1928{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Balfour Cloete|Edward B. Cloete]]'''}}
 
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Revision as of 13:40, 25 March 2015

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

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.