Percy Molyneux Rawson Royds
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Admiral Percy Molyneux Rawson Royds (5 April 1874 – 25 March 1955) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was appointed in command of the Bellona on 5 July, 1913,[1] through the beginning of war.[2]
He was appointed in command of the Canterbury on 24 April, 1916,[3] and commanded her in support of the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland.[4]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Malaya in May 1921.
He was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 12 May 1922, and to Vice-Admiral on 1 August 1927, retiring the following day.[5]
He was advanced to Admiral on the retired list in 1932.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt |
Captain of H.M.S. Bellona 5 Jul, 1913[6] |
Succeeded by Arthur B. S. Dutton |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Canterbury 24 Apr, 1916[7] – 16 Apr, 1919[8][9] |
Succeeded by Graham R. L. Edwards |
| Preceded by Henry T. Buller |
Captain of H.M.S. Malaya 17 May, 1921[10][11] |
Succeeded by Christopher R. Payne |
| Preceded by Edward B. Kiddle |
Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard 1 Dec, 1923[12] |
Succeeded by Charles P. Beaty-Pownall |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392i.
- ↑ Corbett. Naval Operations Vol I, p. 438.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 751.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
- ↑ Wikipedia
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 751.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 751.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 740.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month inferred from Buller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 403.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 December, 1923. Issue 43513, col A, p. 19.
