Gerard Aylmer Wells
Vice-Admiral SIR Gerard Aylmer Wells, K.B.E. (6 October, 1879 – 8 August, 1943) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Gerard Wells was the son of Admiral SIR Richard Wells, and entered the Royal Navy on 15 January, 1893.[1]
Wells was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1918.[2]
He was appointed command of the light cruiser Comus on 15 November, 1918.[3] On 20 March, 1919, he was appointed in command of the Comus's near-sister Cambrian.[4]
Wells was appointed Naval Attaché to the nations of South America[5] on 8 June, 1923, with his headquarters in Beunos Aires.[6]
On return from South America, Wells was appointed in command of the light cruiser Weymouth on 7 April, 1926. Weymouth was flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck, the Vice-Admiral Commanding, Reserve Fleet, and Wells served as Bentinck's Flag Captain and Chief of Staff.[7][8]
He was promoted to Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 16 January, 1935.[9]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John M. Casement |
Captain of H.M.S. Comus 15 Nov, 1918[10] – 20 Mar, 1919 |
Succeeded by Cathcart R. Wason |
| Preceded by Lockhart Leith |
Captain of H.M.S. Cambrian 20 Mar, 1919[11] |
Succeeded by James D. D. Stewart |
| Preceded by Norman M. C. Thurstan |
Captain of H.M.S. Weymouth Apr, 1926[12] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by William M. James |
Captain of H.M.S. Royal Sovereign Dec, 1927[13] – Aug, 1929[14] |
Succeeded by Basil G. Washington |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy & Army Illustrated 1 (5): p. 98.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 335a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 763.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 739.
- ↑ Given in the Navy List as Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Venezuela, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1924). p. 421.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1926). p. 288.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1939). p. 719.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 763.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 739.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
