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{{CommRN}} '''George Augustus Saltren-Willett''', Royal Navy (16 October, 1885 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''George Augustus Saltren-Willett''', Royal Navy (16 October, 1885 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Saltren-Willett was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1907.<ref>Saltren-Willett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/126.|D7604538}} f. ?.</ref> | |||
Saltren-Willett was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | Saltren-Willett was appointed in command of the {{UK-C4|f=t}} on 15 October, 1912. He left the submarine on the cusp of war on 2 June, 1914 when he received an appointment to join the {{UK-Marlborough|f=t}}. He returned to submarines when he was appointed to {{UK-Maidstone}} for submarines fifteen months later. On 21 December, this became more specific, as he was appointed in command of {{UK-D6}}. Saltren-Willett was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1915. On 7 March, 1916, he was sent to Portsmouth, and five days later was appointed into the {{UK-Shannon|f=c}}.<ref>Saltren-Willett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/126.|D7604538}} f. ?.</ref> | ||
Saltren-Willett was | Time in ''Shannon'' amounted to just three months, and Saltren-Willett was appointed in command of {{UK-Hebe}} and in command of her submarine flotilla.<ref>Saltren-Willett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/126.|D7604538}} f. ?.</ref> | ||
Saltren-Willett was | ==Post-War== | ||
Saltren-Willett was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 April, 1927.<ref>Saltren-Willett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/126.|D7604538}} f. ?.</ref> | |||
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==World War II== | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 14:26, 10 December 2016
Commander (retired) George Augustus Saltren-Willett, Royal Navy (16 October, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Saltren-Willett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1907.[1]
Saltren-Willett was appointed in command of the submarine C 4 on 15 October, 1912. He left the submarine on the cusp of war on 2 June, 1914 when he received an appointment to join the battleship Marlborough. He returned to submarines when he was appointed to Maidstone for submarines fifteen months later. On 21 December, this became more specific, as he was appointed in command of D 6. Saltren-Willett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1915. On 7 March, 1916, he was sent to Portsmouth, and five days later was appointed into the Minotaur Class armoured cruiser Shannon.[2]
Time in Shannon amounted to just three months, and Saltren-Willett was appointed in command of Hebe and in command of her submarine flotilla.[3]
Post-War
Saltren-Willett was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 30 April, 1927.[4]
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Patrick Macnamara |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 25 25 Jan, 1907[5][6] |
Succeeded by Henry P. Wilson as Captain of H.M. T.B. 025 |
| Preceded by John G. Bower |
Captain of H.M.S. A 13 12 Jan, 1911[7] – 1911 |
Succeeded by John K. P. Sherlock |
| Preceded by Gilbert H. Kellett |
Captain of H.M.S. C 4 2 Aug, 1911[8] |
Succeeded by George A. Saltren-Willett |
| Preceded by George A. Saltren-Willett |
Captain of H.M.S. C 4 15 Oct, 1912[9] |
Succeeded by Alfred E. Whitehouse |
| Preceded by Malcolm K. de M. Burgess |
Captain of H.M.S. Hebe 13 Jun, 1916[10] – 1917[Inference] |
Succeeded by Andrew Wilmot-Smith |
| Preceded by Henry Spencer |
Captain of H.M.S. Arrogant Sep, 1917[11] |
Succeeded by Edward R. G. R. Evans |
| Preceded by Henry D. Gill |
Commander (S), Fifth Submarine Flotilla Sep, 1917[12] |
Succeeded by Noel F. Laurence as Captain (S), Fifth Submarine Flotilla |
Footnotes
- ↑ Saltren-Willett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/126. f. ?.
- ↑ Saltren-Willett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/126. f. ?.
- ↑ Saltren-Willett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/126. f. ?.
- ↑ Saltren-Willett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/126. f. ?.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 26 January, 1907. Issue 38240, col C, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 399.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 344.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 4 August, 1911. Issue 39655, col D, p. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 382.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391k.
