Aubrey Thomas Tillard
Rear-Admiral Aubrey Thomas Tillard, K.B.E., D.S.O. (10 April, 1881 – 12 December, 1952) was an officer in the Royal Navy who was to hold a considerable number of seagoing command positions.
Life & Career
Tillard was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1903.[1]
Tillard was appointed in command of the destroyer Larne on 28 January, 1911.[2]
Tillard was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 March, 1911.[3]
Tillard commanded the destroyer Firedrake after Alfred B. Watts, some time after mid-1914 and prior to late 1917.[4]
Tillard was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1914.[5]
Post-war
Tillard was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Valentine on 17 January, 1919.[6]
Tillard was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1920.[7]
He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Castor in August, 1922.
In 1924, he was appointed in command of H.M.S. Malabar, the shore establishment in Bermuda, and as Captain in Charge of Naval Establishments, Bermuda. In November, he was placed in charge of the Dockyard. He was discharged on 18 November, 1926. This association with Malabar and Bermuda would be refreshed in the Second World War.[8]
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.
He was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 16 October, 1932 and placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[9]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Larne 28 Jan, 1911[10] |
Succeeded by John P. Champion |
| Preceded by Alfred B. Watts |
Captain of H.M.S. Firedrake 5 Jan, 1915[11] |
Succeeded by Gordon McL. Cameron |
| Preceded by Dashwood F. Moir |
Captain of H.M.S. Vimiera 16 Jul, 1918[12] |
Succeeded by John A. P. Legh |
| Preceded by Charles A. Fremantle |
Captain of H.M.S. Valentine 17 Jan, 1919[13] |
Succeeded by Evelyn C. O. Thomson |
| Preceded by Leonard L. P. Willan |
Captain of H.M.S. Castor Aug, 1922[14] |
Succeeded by Evelyn C. O. Thomson |
| Preceded by Herbert A. Buchanan-Wollaston |
Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort Apr, 1928[15] |
Succeeded by Edward B. Cloete |
| Preceded by Robert C. Hamilton |
Captain of H.M.S. Centurion Nov, 1929[16] |
Succeeded by Richard A. A. Plowden |
Footnotes
- ↑ Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 95.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 345.
- ↑ Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 95.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 126.
- ↑ Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 95.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 922a.
- ↑ Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 95.
- ↑ Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 95.
- ↑ Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 95.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 345.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393u.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 935.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 922a.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
