Joseph Kenneth Chaplin
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Jump to navigationJump to searchCommander R.N.R. Joseph Kenneth Chaplin, R.D. (7 February, 1885 – 21 February, 1954) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Chaplin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 13 July, 1915.[1]
In 1917, he received an adverse report following a collision, probably involving Boxer.
Demobilised on 13 August, 1919.[2]
Chaplin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 13 July, 1923.[3]
Chaplin was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1928.[4]
I do not see mention of his retirement in ADM 240/57/31.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Cyril S. Durrad |
Captain of H.M.S. Boxer 22 Sep, 1917[5] – 8 Feb, 1918[6] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Chaplin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/31. f. 31.
- ↑ Chaplin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/31. f. 31.
- ↑ Chaplin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/31. f. 31.
- ↑ Chaplin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/31. f. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391w.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 120.
