Evelyn Seccombe Felton
Commander (retired) Evelyn Seccombe Felton, (28 July, 1899 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Hong Kong, Felton listed Commander Robert Neale Lawson as his guardian when he joined the Royal Navy in May 1912. He was passed out of the Training Establishment in August 1914 and appointed to the battleship Albion for 13 months, leaving Mudros for home in Aquitania on 18 September, 1915. He was suffering from enteric fever and was hospitalised at Haslar. His sickness was thorny, and he was not finally discharged until 28 March, 1916. Finally well, he was appointed to the battleship Orion on 29 March, and served in her at the Battle of Jutland. On 6 September 1917 he was appointed to the sweeping sloop Delphinium.[1]
On 22 July 1918 he was trained to serve in C.M.Bs.. In December, he would ask to end his time in the type, "in light of reduced amt of running reqd."[2]
Felton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1920.[3]
Felton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1928.[4]
World War II
Felton was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 28 July, 1944.[5]
In 1949, he was granted permission to proceed to Switzerland.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Rowland H. Stokes-Rees |
Captain of H.M.S. H 47 10 Apr, 1928[6][7] – 29 Apr, 1929[8] |
Succeeded by Robert J. Gardner |
| Preceded by Thomas J. T. C. Jenks |
Captain of H.M.S. H 44 2 Jun, 1931[9][10] – 16 Apr, 1932[11] |
Succeeded by Mark T. Collier |
| Preceded by Thomas H. Dickson |
Captain of H.M.S. Otway 1 May, 1933[12][13] – 22 Jul, 1935[14] |
Succeeded by Gilbert P. Claridge |
| Preceded by Ronald McC. P. Jonas |
Captain of H.M.S. H 31 31 Oct, 1935[15] – 26 Nov, 1935[16] |
Succeeded by Randall T. Gordon-Duff |
| Preceded by Thomas C. C. Lloyd |
Captain of H.M.S. L 54 6 Jan, 1936[17][18] – 9 Jan, 1936 |
Succeeded by Evelyn R. C. MacVicker |
| Preceded by Walter S. Hall |
Captain of H.M.S. Rainbow 10 Aug, 1937[19] – 21 Sep, 1937[20] |
Succeeded by John D. Luce |
| Preceded by Arthur L. Sanders |
Captain of H.M.S. Alecto 24 Aug, 1944[21] – mid 1945[22] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 244.
- ↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 244.
- ↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 259.
- ↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jan 09, 1936; pg. 21; Issue 47267.
- ↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
