Aubrey Thomas Tillard

Aubrey Thomas Tillard ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy who was to hold a considerable number of seagoing command positions.

Life & Career

Tillard was appointed in command of the destroyer Larne on 28 January, 1911.

Tillard commanded the destroyer Firedrake after Alfred B. Watts, some time after mid-1914 and prior to late 1917.

Post-war

Tillard was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Valentine on 17 January, 1919.

He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Castor in August, 1922.

In April, 1928, Tillard was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carysfort.

Tillard was appointed in command of the battleship Centurion on November, 1929.

See Also

• Wikipedia

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Larne 28 Jan, 1911	Succeeded by John P. Champion
Preceded by Alfred B. Watts	Captain of H.M.S. Firedrake 5 Jan, 1915	Succeeded by Gordon McL. Cameron
Preceded by Dashwood F. Moir	Captain of H.M.S. Vimiera 16 Jul, 1918	Succeeded by John A. P. Legh
Preceded by Charles A. Fremantle	Captain of H.M.S. Valentine 17 Jan, 1919	Succeeded by Evelyn C. O. Thomson
Preceded by Leonard L. P. Willan	Captain of H.M.S. Castor Aug, 1922	Succeeded by Christopher J. F. Wood
Preceded by Herbert A. Buchanan-Wollaston	Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort Apr, 1928	Succeeded by Edward B. Cloete
Preceded by Robert C. Hamilton	Captain of H.M.S. Centurion Nov, 1929	Succeeded by Richard A. A. Plowden