Richard Frank Jolly
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. 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.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Roland F. B. Swinley |
Captain of H.M.S. Rowena 19 Apr, 1927 |
Succeeded by Harold W. Seaman |
| Preceded by Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee |
Captain of H.M.S. Walpole 5 Apr, 1928[7] – c. Apr, 1929 |
Succeeded by Richard F. Jolly |
| Preceded by Frederick A. Richardson |
Captain of H.M.S. Vivien c. Apr, 1929 |
Succeeded by William D. G. Weir |
| Preceded by Richard F. Jolly |
Captain of H.M.S. Walpole 4 Nov, 1929 |
Succeeded by Eric B. K. Stevens |
| Preceded by Eric J. Shelley |
Captain of H.M.S. Volunteer 12 Apr, 1930 |
Succeeded by John Bostock |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Beagle 27 Apr, 1931[8] |
Succeeded by Michael W. Ewart-Wentworth |
| Preceded by Arthur D. B. James |
Captain of H.M.S. Marshal Soult ? – 14 Jul, 1938 |
Succeeded by Percy F. P. Wood |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Mohawk 12 Jul, 1938[9] – 16 Oct, 1939 |
Succeeded by Denis G. D. Hall-Wright |
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 217.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 309.
