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'''John Willits''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CaptRNR}} (retired) '''John Willits''', R.D. (2 January, 1878 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Willits was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 7 August, 1909.<ref>Willits Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/14.|}} f. 14.</ref>


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Willits was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 7 August, 1917.<ref>Willits Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/14.|}} f. 14.</ref>


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Lieutenant-Commander, R.N.R. Willits was appointed in command of the {{UK-Nith|f=t}} on 11 October, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 853}}


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Demobilised on 4 November, 1919.<ref>Willits Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/14.|}} f. 14.</ref>
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Lieutenant-Commander, R.N.R. Willits was appointed in command of the {{UK-Nith|f=t}} on 11 October, 1918.<ref>''The Navy List'' (February, 1919), p. 853.</ref>


==See Also==
Willits was promoted to the rank of {{CommRNR}} on 30 June, 1922.<ref>Willits Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/14.|}} f. 14.</ref>
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==Bibliography==
Willits was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of {{CaptRNR}} on 2 January, 1928.<ref>Willits Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/14.|}} f. 14.</ref>
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==Service Records==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 20:02, 3 January 2022

Captain R.N.R. (retired) John Willits, R.D. (2 January, 1878 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Willits was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 7 August, 1909.[1]

Willits was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 7 August, 1917.[2]

Lieutenant-Commander, R.N.R. Willits was appointed in command of the destroyer Nith on 11 October, 1918.[3]

Demobilised on 4 November, 1919.[4]

Willits was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 30 June, 1922.[5]

Willits was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Captain R.N.R. on 2 January, 1928.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William H. Patchen 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 86
7 May, 1915[7] – 3 Aug, 1916[8] 		Succeeded by
Leon S. Acheson
Preceded by
Frederick R. M. Johnson 		Captain of H.M.S. Fawn
1 Aug, 1916[9][10] – 5 Mar, 1918[11] 		Succeeded by
Francis Miners
Preceded by
Gerald L. Parnell 		Captain of H.M.S. Nith
11 Oct, 1918[12][13] – 3 Jan, 1919[14] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Louis H. K. Hamilton 		Captain of H.M.S. Viking
3 Mar, 1919[15][16] – 25 Jun, 1919[17] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Longford
4 Aug, 1919[18] – 4 Nov, 1919[19] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.
  2. ↑ Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 853.
  4. ↑ Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.
  5. ↑ Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.
  6. ↑ Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.
  7. ↑ Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.
  8. ↑ Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.
  9. ↑ Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393t.
  11. ↑ Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.
  12. ↑ Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 853.
  14. ↑ Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.
  15. ↑ Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.
  16. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 05, 1919; pg. 4; Issue 42040.
  17. ↑ Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.
  18. ↑ Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.
  19. ↑ Willits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/14. f. 14.

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