Difference between revisions of "Richard Frank Jolly"
(Update appts) |
(Update appts) |
||
(17 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
− | {{CommRN}} '''Richard Frank Jolly''', (28 August, 1896 – 16 October, 1939) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} '''Richard Frank Jolly''', G.C. (28 August, 1896 – 16 October, 1939) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | Jolly joined the | + | Jolly's father, a lang agent, was deceased by the time Richard joined the Royal Navy as part of a special emergency term taken into the Training Establishment in September 1914. He was appointed to {{UK-PrincessRoyal}} on 1 May 1915 and fought in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. He was described as "unintelligent, but tries hard" in Captain [[Walter Henry Cowan, First Baronet|Cowan's]] 1916 evaluation. In August 1917, he was appointed to a Torpedo Control course at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}, and then to the {{UK-Foxhound|f=t}} on 16 September.<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref> |
− | + | ||
− | Jolly was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | + | In mid-May 1918 he was appointed to {{UK-Atherstone}} for instruction in minesweeping.<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref> |
− | Jolly was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | |
− | - | + | Jolly was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on an adjusted date of 15 December, 1918.<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref> |
+ | |||
+ | Jolly was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 December, 1926.<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Jolly was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1932.<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==World War II== | ||
+ | Jolly was graverrly wounded while in command of the {{UK-Mohawk|f=t}} during an air raid on the [[Firth of Forth]] on 16 October, 1939. Having brought his damaged ship back to port, he died ashore at the Royal Naval Hospital, Port Edgar.<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref> | ||
+ | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
Line 16: | Line 24: | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
<div name=fredbot:bib></div name=fredbot:bib> | <div name=fredbot:bib></div name=fredbot:bib> | ||
+ | * ''Fallen Officers'' The Times. Wed Oct 18 1939, p. 11. | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} | <div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} | ||
{{TabNaval}} | {{TabNaval}} | ||
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Bernard Armitage Warburton Warburton-Lee|Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Walpole (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Walpole'']]'''<br>5 Apr, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 286}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Eric Barry Kenyon Stevens|Eric B. K. Stevens]]'''}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Roland Frith Balfour Swinley|Roland F. B. Swinley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Rowena (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Rowena'']]'''<br>19 Apr, 1927<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref>{{NavAppts|28 Feb. 1927, p. 19}} – 24 Mar, 1928<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold William Seaman|Harold W. Seaman]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>''' | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Bernard Armitage Warburton Warburton-Lee|Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Walpole (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Walpole'']]'''<br>5 Apr, 1928<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref>{{NLFeb29|p. 286}} – ''c''. Apr, 1929{{NMI|Thursday, Apr 11, 1929; pg. 10; Issue 45174}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Frank Jolly|Richard F. Jolly]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>''' | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Albert Richardson|Frederick A. Richardson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vivien (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vivien'']]'''<br>''c''. Apr, 1929{{NMI|Thursday, Apr 11, 1929; pg. 10; Issue 45174}} – 3 Nov, 1929<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122. This date is hard to read.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William David Gordon Weir|William D. G. Weir]]'''}} |
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Frank Jolly|Richard F. Jolly]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Walpole (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Walpole'']]'''<br>4 Nov, 1929{{NavAppts|Wednesday, Nov 13, 1929; pg. 20; Issue 45359}} – 12 Apr, 1930<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Eric Barry Kenyon Stevens|Eric B. K. Stevens]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Robert Newton Taylor|John R. N. Taylor]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Volunteer (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Volunteer'']]'''<br>12 Apr, 1930{{NavAppts|Tuesday, Mar 04, 1930; pg. 26; Issue 45452}} – 27 Apr, 1931<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Bostock|John Bostock]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Theodore Frederick Annesley Voysey|Theodore F. A. Voysey]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Whitshed (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Whitshed'']]'''<br>''c''. May, 1930<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref>{{INF}} – 27 Apr, 1931<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Pennell Stocker|William P. Stocker]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Cecil Fryer|Geoffrey C. Fryer]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Beagle (1930)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Beagle'']]'''<br>27 Apr, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 217}} – Mar, 1932<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Michael Wentworth Ewart-Wentworth|Michael W. Ewart-Wentworth]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Michael Wentworth Ewart-Wentworth|Michael W. Ewart-Wentworth]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Winchelsea (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Winchelsea'']]'''<br>Mar, 1932<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref> – 8 Aug, 1932<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frank Heathcote Powys Maurice|Frank H. P. Maurice]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Jack Cawston Bacon|Jack C. Bacon]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Marshal Soult (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Marshal Soult'']]'''<br>17 Jan, 1938<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref> – 14 Jul, 1938{{ToL|Royal Navy|Saturday, Jul 09, 1938; pg. 18; Issue 48042}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Percy Frank Pilkington Wood|Percy F. P. Wood]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mohawk (1937)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mohawk'']]'''<br>12 Jul, 1938<ref>Jolly Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/122.|}} f. 122.</ref>{{NLMay39|p. 309}} – 16 Oct, 1939|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Denis Guy Douglas Hall-Wright|Denis G. D. Hall-Wright]]'''}} | ||
{{TabEnd}} | {{TabEnd}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:appts> | </div name=fredbot:appts> | ||
Line 35: | Line 51: | ||
{{CatKilledOnActiveService|UK}} | {{CatKilledOnActiveService|UK}} | ||
{{CatTrainEst|September, 1914}} | {{CatTrainEst|September, 1914}} | ||
+ | {{CatRN}} |
Latest revision as of 23:29, 11 April 2024
Commander Richard Frank Jolly, G.C. (28 August, 1896 – 16 October, 1939) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Jolly's father, a lang agent, was deceased by the time Richard joined the Royal Navy as part of a special emergency term taken into the Training Establishment in September 1914. He was appointed to Princess Royal on 1 May 1915 and fought in her at the Battle of Jutland. He was described as "unintelligent, but tries hard" in Captain Cowan's 1916 evaluation. In August 1917, he was appointed to a Torpedo Control course at H.M.S. Vernon, and then to the destroyer Foxhound on 16 September.[1]
In mid-May 1918 he was appointed to Atherstone for instruction in minesweeping.[2]
Jolly was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on an adjusted date of 15 December, 1918.[3]
Jolly was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1926.[4]
Jolly was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1932.[5]
World War II
Jolly was graverrly wounded while in command of the destroyer Mohawk during an air raid on the Firth of Forth on 16 October, 1939. Having brought his damaged ship back to port, he died ashore at the Royal Naval Hospital, Port Edgar.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
- Fallen Officers The Times. Wed Oct 18 1939, p. 11.
Footnotes
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 28 Feb. 1927, p. 19.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 286.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 11, 1929; pg. 10; Issue 45174.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 11, 1929; pg. 10; Issue 45174.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122. This date is hard to read.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Nov 13, 1929; pg. 20; Issue 45359.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Mar 04, 1930; pg. 26; Issue 45452.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 217.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ "Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1938; pg. 18; Issue 48042.
- ↑ Jolly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/122. f. 122.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 309.