William Richmond Fell

Captain (retired) William Richmond Fell, C.B.E., D.S.C. (31 January, 1897 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Fell was a special entry to the Training Establishment, passing out on 1 April, 1916. After a week in Centurion he was appointed to the battleship Warspite on 21 April, 1916. He fought in her at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Fifth Battle Squadron.

On 8 July 1918 he was appointed to Dolphin for a course in submarines.

Fell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1919.

Fell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1927.

World War II

Fell was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 31 January, 1942.

In 1947, he was acquitted in a Court Martial on charges he had hazarded H.M.S. Bonaventure.

Fell was granted the war service rank of Captain upon his reversion to the Retired List on 25 March, 1948.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Roderick L. M. Edwards	Captain of H.M.S. H 31 28 Feb, 1927 – 14 Dec, 1927	Succeeded by William D. Stephens
Preceded by Arthur S. Lindsell	Captain of H.M.S. L 11 10 Apr, 1928	Succeeded by Bernard W. Galpin
Preceded by William R. Richardson	Captain of H.M.S. L 3 1 Jan, 1929 – 15 Apr, 1930	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Frank G. Emley	Captain of H.M.S. L 5 4 Mar, 1930 – 15 Apr, 1930	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Edward M. Loly	Captain of H.M.S. Oxley 15 Jan, 1932 – 26 Jan, 1934	Succeeded by John G. Wood
Preceded by Cyril J. Firth	Captain of H.M.S. L 69 8 Feb, 1936 – 17 Feb, 1936	Succeeded by William R. Fell
Preceded by William R. Fell	Captain of H.M.S. L 69 3 Mar, 1936 – 16 Mar, 1936	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by William K. R. Cross	Captain of H.M.S. H 28 26 Sep, 1938 – 15 Oct, 1938	Succeeded by Donald E. Mansfield
Preceded by Randall T. Gordon-Duff	Captain of H.M.S. H 31 2 Aug, 1939 – 20 Sep, 1939	Succeeded by Peter R. Ward
Preceded by John S. Wraith	Captain of H.M.S. H 43 1 Jan, 1940 – c. Feb, 1940	Succeeded by Lawrence St. G. Rich
Preceded by Geoffrey M. Sladen	Captain of H.M.S. Titania early 1943 – 18 Jan, 1944	Succeeded by Thomas B. Brunton