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Latest revision as of 18:08, 6 April 2022
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
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Geoffry B. Smith |
Squadron Torpedo Officer, Third Light Cruiser Squadron 21 Aug, 1923[9] – 15 May, 1925[10] |
Succeeded by ? |
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 222.
- ↑ Bethell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/1. f. 1.
