Ralph Wilmot Wilkinson
Captain (retired) Ralph Wilmot Wilkinson, R.N., Retired (4 May, 1884 – 22 December, 1936) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Ningpo, China.
Wilkinson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1906.[1]
Wilkinson was appointed in command of the destroyer Fame on 7 October, 1912.[2]
Great War
On 10 December, 1913, Wilkinson was appointed in command of the destroyer Ribble.[3]
Wilkinson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1914.[4]
An appointment in command of Narborough on 17 October, 1917 was cancelled.[5]
On 21 November, 1917, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Verulam.[6]
On 4 July, 1918 he was admitted to Granton Hospital with influenza. On 1 August, he returned to Verulam.[7]
Wilkinson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918.[8]==Post-war==
Post-War
On 12 November, 1919, Wilkinson was appointed in command of the submarine Seawolf.[9]
After being superseded in command of the convoy sloop Chrysanthemum in August, 1926, Wilkinson took some unpaid time and then was appointed for work with the Naval Intelligence Division, vice Lovett Cameron on 15 December, 1926. He was superseded in this last appointment on 16 December, 1929.
Wilkinson was promoted to the rank of Captain as he was placed on the Retired List on 16 June, 1930.[10]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John J. Dixon |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 86 29 Aug, 1906[11] |
Succeeded by Archibald R. J. Southby |
| Preceded by Hubert S. Monroe |
Captain of H.M.S. Fame 7 Oct, 1912[12] – Dec, 1913[Inference] |
Succeeded by Charles M. Blackman |
| Preceded by Edmond J. G. Mackinnon |
Captain of H.M.S. Ribble 10 Dec, 1913[13] |
Succeeded by Hamilton E. Snepp |
| Preceded by Edward O. Broadley |
Captain of H.M.S. Redpole 8 May, 1916[14] |
Succeeded by Ralph Neville |
| Preceded by Geoffrey Corlett |
Captain of H.M.S. Narborough 17 Oct, 1917[15] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Verulam 21 Nov, 1917[16] |
Succeeded by Guy L. Warren |
| Preceded by Geoffrey S. Holden |
Captain of H.M.S. Sceptre 15 Apr, 1919[17] |
Succeeded by Roy Bacchus |
| Preceded by Herbert Scott |
Captain of H.M.S. Seawolf 12 Nov, 1919[18] |
Succeeded by John C. Tovey |
| Preceded by Donal S. McGrath |
Captain of H.M.S. Tourmaline 13 Dec, 1922[19] – 1923 |
Succeeded by Alexander L. Fletcher |
Footnotes
- ↑ Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 377.
- ↑ Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
- ↑ Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 928.
- ↑ Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
- ↑ Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 862.
- ↑ Wilkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/89. f. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 313.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 397g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395v.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 927.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 904.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 862.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 822.
