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Bethell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1913.{{NLJan21|p. 10}} | Bethell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1913.{{NLJan21|p. 10}} | ||
| − | He was awarded the [[Ogilvy Medal]] for the year 1916. | + | He was awarded the [[Ogilvy Medal]] for the year 1916.<ref>Bethell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/1.|}} f. 1.</ref> |
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| − | Bethell was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | + | Bethell was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 February, 1921.<ref>Bethell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/1.|}} f. 1.</ref> |
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| − | - | + | On 12 May 1925 he was invalided from Malta with neurosis.<ref>Bethell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/1.|}} f. 1.</ref> |
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| + | In 1931, Bethell fractured his skull in a motorcycle accident.<ref>Bethell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/1.|}} f. 1.</ref> | ||
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| + | Bethell was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on7 July, 1935.<ref>Bethell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/1.|}} f. 1.</ref> | ||
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| + | Mobilised as part of an emergency program in 1938, Bethell served first at {{UK-Defiance|f=p}}.<ref>Bethell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/54/1.|}} f. 1.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 10:05, 20 October 2021
Commander Richard Alfred Slingsby Bethell, (7 July, 1892 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Bethell was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 15 May, 1912.[1]
Bethell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1913.[2]
He was awarded the Ogilvy Medal for the year 1916.[3]
Bethell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1921.[4]
On 12 May 1925 he was invalided from Malta with neurosis.[5]
In 1931, Bethell fractured his skull in a motorcycle accident.[6]
Bethell was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on7 July, 1935.[7]
World War II
Mobilised as part of an emergency program in 1938, Bethell served first at H.M.S. Defiance.[8]
See Also
Bibliography
Footnotes
- ↑ Bethell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/1. f. 1.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 10.
- ↑ Bethell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/1. f. 1.
- ↑ Bethell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/1. f. 1.
- ↑ Bethell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/1. f. 1.
- ↑ Bethell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/1. f. 1.
- ↑ Bethell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/1. f. 1.
- ↑ Bethell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/1. f. 1.
