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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==


Devlin was promoted to the rank of {{MateRN}} on 16 October, 1914.
Devlin was promoted to the rank of {{MateRN}} on 16 October, 1914.  He would go far, for men starting from such a rank.


He was awarded the [[Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal]] for a feat of lifesaving at sea on 20 May 1916.
Devlin served in {{UK-Matchless}} and as second-in-command of {{UK-Fawn}} from February 1915 before being in the same position in {{UK-P11}} from January, 1916.{{ToL|Patrol Boat Command|14 Aug. 1928, p. 20}}


Devlin was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 June, 1917.
Devlin was awarded the [[Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal]] for a feat of lifesaving at sea on 20 May 1916 while appointed to {{UK-P11}}.


Devlin was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} in February, 1925.
Devlin was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 June, 1917, adjusted to 15 February, 1917.
 
Devlin was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 February, 1925.


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 23:26, 12 April 2023

Lieutenant-Commander Rupert Richard Devlin, (30 October, 1889 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Devlin was promoted to the rank of Mate on 16 October, 1914. He would go far, for men starting from such a rank.

Devlin served in Matchless and as second-in-command of Fawn from February 1915 before being in the same position in P11 from January, 1916.[1]

Devlin was awarded the Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal for a feat of lifesaving at sea on 20 May 1916 while appointed to P11.

Devlin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1917, adjusted to 15 February, 1917.

Devlin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1925.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Caledon C. Alexander 		Captain of H.M.S. H 28
1 Dec, 1922[2][3] – 28 Apr, 1924[4] 		Succeeded by
Thomas Yeoman
Preceded by
Frank L. Merriman 		Captain of H.M.S. H 24
9 Sep, 1926[5] – 13 Oct, 1926[6] 		Succeeded by
Edwin B. Clark
Preceded by
Alastair S. Cumming 		Captain of H.M.S. L 54
1 Apr, 1927[7][8] – Feb, 1928[9] 		Succeeded by
John L. F. Hunt
Preceded by
Walter A. Ford 		Captain of H.M.S. P40
14 Aug, 1928[10] – 10 Aug, 1930 		Succeeded by
Harry E. Wellman

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Patrol Boat Command." The Times (London, England), 14 Aug. 1928, p. 20.
  2. ↑ Devlin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/76. f. 76.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 764.
  4. ↑ Devlin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/76. f. 76.
  5. ↑ Devlin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/76. f. 76.
  6. ↑ Devlin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/76. f. 76.
  7. ↑ Devlin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/76. f. 76.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 251.
  9. ↑ Devlin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/76. f. 76.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 257.

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