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| − | {{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Benjamin Charles Stanley Martin''', D.S.O., C.B.E., K.B.E. (18 July, 1891 – 3 June, 1957) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{ViceRN}} (retired) {{SIR}} '''Benjamin Charles Stanley Martin''', D.S.O., C.B.E., K.B.E. (18 July, 1891 – 3 June, 1957) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
He was the son of Benjamin Leers Martin, a Petty Officer in the [[Royal Navy]] who was killed when the [[H.M.S. Victoria (1887)|''Victoria'']] sank on 22 June 1893. | He was the son of Benjamin Leers Martin, a Petty Officer in the [[Royal Navy]] who was killed when the [[H.M.S. Victoria (1887)|''Victoria'']] sank on 22 June 1893. | ||
| − | Martin was promoted to the rank of {{GunnerRN}} | + | Martin was promoted to the rank of {{GunnerRN}} on 28 May, 1915<ref>Martin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/208.|}} f. 208.</ref> and fought in {{UK-Malaya}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. |
| − | Martin was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} | + | Martin was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 13 October, 1918.<ref>Martin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/208.|}} f. 208.</ref> |
| − | Martin was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} | + | Martin was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 13 October, 1926.<ref>Martin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/208.|}} f. 208.</ref> |
| − | Martin was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1931. | + | Martin was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1931.<ref>Martin Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/208.|}} f. 208.</ref> |
Martin was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} in June, 1935. | Martin was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} in June, 1935. | ||
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Revision as of 11:02, 8 February 2021
Vice-Admiral (retired) SIR Benjamin Charles Stanley Martin, D.S.O., C.B.E., K.B.E. (18 July, 1891 – 3 June, 1957) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was the son of Benjamin Leers Martin, a Petty Officer in the Royal Navy who was killed when the Victoria sank on 22 June 1893.
Martin was promoted to the rank of Gunner on 28 May, 1915[1] and fought in Malaya at the Battle of Jutland.
Martin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 13 October, 1918.[2]
Martin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 13 October, 1926.[3]
Martin was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1931.[4]
Martin was promoted to the rank of Captain in June, 1935.
World War II
Martin was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 July, 1944.
Martin was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral (retired) in September, 1948.
See Also
Bibliography
- Obituary[5]
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hubert H. de Burgh |
Captain of H.M.S. Truculent 10 Jul, 1924 – c. 20 Aug, 1924[Inference] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by William A. Willock |
Captain of H.M.S. Sable 14 Oct, 1924[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Theodore F. A. Voysey |
Captain of H.M.S. Salmon 30 Mar, 1927[7] |
Succeeded by William D. G. Weir |
| Preceded by Ivan B. Colvin |
Captain of H.M.S. Venetia 5 Apr, 1928[8] |
Succeeded by Denys R. Brocklebank |
| Preceded by Thomas B. Hill |
Captain of H.M.S. Vortigern 26 Jul, 1930[9] |
Succeeded by Eric B. K. Stevens |
| Preceded by Thomas H. Troubridge |
Captain of H.M.S. Voyager 10 Sep, 1931[10] – 1933 |
Succeeded by George S. Stewart as Captain of H.M.A.S. Voyager |
| Preceded by Arthur D. Read |
Captain of H.M.S. Folkestone c. early 1935 – mid 1935 |
Succeeded by Wilfrid R. Patterson |
| Preceded by Francis R. Barry |
Captain of H.M.S. Dorsetshire Jul, 1939[11] – Aug, 1941[12] |
Succeeded by Augustine W. S. Agar |
Footnotes
- ↑ Martin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/208. f. 208.
- ↑ Martin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/208. f. 208.
- ↑ Martin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/208. f. 208.
- ↑ Martin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/208. f. 208.
- ↑ "V.-Admiral Sir B. Martin." The Times (London, England), Wednesday 5 June, 1957, p. 14.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 267.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 266.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 289.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
