William Reynard Richardson
Captain (retired) William Reynard Richardson, R.N. (14 April, 1890 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Harrogate.
Richardson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1910. On 11 April, 1911 he was appointed to Mercury for instruction in submarines.
He delivered the submarine W 4 to Italy in August, 1916 at which point she entered service with the Regia Marina.
Although his service record is not entirely clear, Richardson was appointed to a submarine for command on 30 November, 1917. The wording suggests it was a submarine still being completed, and it may have been H 25, although this seems to contradict other data. He remained in it through his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1918 until 19 February, 1919.
Richardson was appointed in command of L 17 on 19 February, 1919 and then to L 19 on 11 June, 1919.[1]
Richardson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1924.
Richardson was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Captain on 14 April, 1936.
World War II
He was appointed in command of F. S. Paris[?] on 6 June, 1941.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Cromwell H. Varley |
Captain of H.M.S. A 10 29 Apr, 1915 – 25 Sep, 1915 |
Succeeded by Eric B. Tod |
| Preceded by Reginald T. Dimsdale |
Captain of H.M.S. C 21 25 Sep, 1915 – 1 Apr, 1916 |
Succeeded by Ralph E. Snook |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. W 4 1 Apr, 1916 – 7 Aug, 1916 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Geoffrey S. White |
Captain of H.M.S. D 6 10 Aug, 1916 – 30 Nov, 1917 |
Succeeded by Samuel A. Brooks |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. H 26 1 Dec, 1917 – 18 Feb, 1919 |
Succeeded by Aubrey C. Newbold |
| Preceded by Geoffrey R. S. Watkins |
Captain of H.M.S. L 17 19 Feb, 1919 – 11 Jun, 1919 |
Succeeded by Henry F. M. Peto |
| Preceded by Henry F. M. Peto |
Captain of H.M.S. L 19 11 Jun, 1919[2] – 29 Sep, 1921 |
Succeeded by Arthur S. Lindsell |
| Preceded by Victor E. Ward |
Captain of H.M.S. K 12 22 Oct, 1921[3] – 15 Nov, 1923 |
Succeeded by Christopher P. Satow |
| Preceded by Reginald B. Darke |
Captain of H.M.S. Ross 15 Nov, 1923 – 23 May, 1924 |
Succeeded by James L. Boyd |
| Preceded by James L. Boyd |
Captain of H.M.S. Ross 4 Aug, 1924 – 3 Dec, 1924 |
Succeeded by Victor E. Ward |
| Preceded by Gerald G. Slade |
Captain of H.M.S. L 3 1927[4] |
Succeeded by William R. Fell |
| Preceded by Lionel C. P. Tudway |
Captain of H.M.S. Godetia 1 Jan, 1930[5] – 1 Jan, 1932 |
Succeeded by Leon S. Acheson |
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