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| − | '''Richard Thomas Smailes''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | + | {{LCommRNR}} '''Richard Thomas Smailes''' (5 July, 1885 – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Smailes was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 9 April, 1915.<ref>Smailes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/55/209.|}} f. 209.</ref> | |
| − | Smailes was | + | Smailes was subjected to a Court Martial on 17 December 1917 on a charge of negligent performance of duty and was reprimanded.<ref>Smailes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/55/209.|}} f. 209.</ref> |
| − | Smailes was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | A Court of Enquiry convened on 8 February, 1918 for the grounding of {{UK-Panther}} concluded that he was solely to blame. He was to be relieved of command in the wake of the mishap. He finished out the war as first and gunnery officer in the {{UK-Columbella|f=t}}, proving himself reliable in the view of Acting Captain [[Godfrey Edwin Corbett|G. Corbett]].<ref>Smailes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/55/209.|}} f. 209.</ref> |
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| + | He was demobilised on 12 June, 1919.<ref>Smailes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/55/209.|}} f. 209.</ref> | ||
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| + | Smailes was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 8 April, 1923. His Service Record notes "Refused R.D." in 1923.<ref>Smailes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/55/209.|}} f. 209.</ref> | ||
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| + | He was placed on the Retired List on account of age on 5 July, 1930. His name was removed from the Retired List on 26 January, 1943 under Article 225 of the R.N.R. Regulations.<ref>Smailes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/55/209.|}} f. 209.</ref> | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Richard+Thomas+Smailes Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Richard+Thomas+Smailes Service Records] | ||
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Revision as of 14:24, 2 January 2022
Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Richard Thomas Smailes (5 July, 1885 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Smailes was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 9 April, 1915.[1]
Smailes was subjected to a Court Martial on 17 December 1917 on a charge of negligent performance of duty and was reprimanded.[2]
A Court of Enquiry convened on 8 February, 1918 for the grounding of Panther concluded that he was solely to blame. He was to be relieved of command in the wake of the mishap. He finished out the war as first and gunnery officer in the armed merchant cruiser Columbella, proving himself reliable in the view of Acting Captain G. Corbett.[3]
He was demobilised on 12 June, 1919.[4]
Smailes was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 8 April, 1923. His Service Record notes "Refused R.D." in 1923.[5]
He was placed on the Retired List on account of age on 5 July, 1930. His name was removed from the Retired List on 26 January, 1943 under Article 225 of the R.N.R. Regulations.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Robert M. Gardner |
Captain of H.M.S. Panther Aug, 1917[7] |
Succeeded by Henry M. S. Laidlaw |
Footnotes
- ↑ Smailes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/209. f. 209.
- ↑ Smailes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/209. f. 209.
- ↑ Smailes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/209. f. 209.
- ↑ Smailes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/209. f. 209.
- ↑ Smailes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/209. f. 209.
- ↑ Smailes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/209. f. 209.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396g.
