James Chaigneau Colvill

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Commander (retired) James Chaigneau Colvill, R.N. (20 October, 1892 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of a bank director and J.P., Colvill gained four months' time on passing out of the Training Establishment in mid-May, 1910.

Promoted to Acting Sub-Lieutenant on 15 September, 1912.[1]

When the war broke out, Colvill was serving in the Lancaster of the Fourth Cruiser Squadron as Acting Lieutenant. Colvill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1914.[2][3]

Colvill was appointed to join the monitor M.28 on 9 August, 1915. On 30 June, 1916 he was superseded. On 1 September, he was appointed in command of P17.[4]

On 11 January, 1918, Colvill was appointed from P17 for command of Crusader. He commanded her until the end of June when he was appointed in command of Amazon.[5]

Colvill was appointed in command of the destroyer Rocket on 13 November, 1918.[6]

Post-War

Colvill was appointed to Valorous on 1 November, 1919, serving under the command of Commander Cecil Rupert Hemans.[7]

On 12 Apil, 1920, Colvill married Margaret Beryl Dundas at Paddington, London.[8]

Colvill was appointed in command of the destroyer Rapid on 17 September, 1920.[9]

Colvill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1922.[10]

Colvill was placed on the Retired list at his own request with the rank of Commander on 20 November, 1935.[11]

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Leonard E. Pearson
Captain of H.M.S. P17
1 Sep, 1916[12] – 11 Jan, 1918
Succeeded by
William A. Willock
Preceded by
Frederick C. Bradley
Captain of H.M.S. Rocket
13 Nov, 1918[13] – 1 Oct, 1919[Inference]
Succeeded by
Gerald C. Harrison
Preceded by
Orrell Bake
Captain of H.M.S. Rapid
17 Sep, 1920[14]
Succeeded by
Orrell Bake
Preceded by
Hugh B. Wrey
Captain of H.M.S. Walpole
23 Jun, 1922[15]
Succeeded by
Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 16.
  2. Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 373.
  4. Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
  5. Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 897.
  7. Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
  8. Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 852.
  10. Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
  11. Colvill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/7. f. 7.
  12. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396d.
  13. The Navy List. (October, 1919). p. 897.
  14. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 852.
  15. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 287.


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