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Saltren-Willett was appointed to work with the Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches on 4 December, 1940. His remaining appointments are obscured by torn pages in his service record, but they appear to be shore-based. They seem to end in February, 1945.<ref>Saltren-Willett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/126.|D7604538}} f. ?.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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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
On 9 November, 1918 he was appointed to Amethyst, becoming her first and gunnery officer upon her commissioning. On 23 June, 1919 he was appointed to join Royal Oak. He would served in her until 1 August, 1921.[4]
On 5 February, 1924, Saltren-Willett was placed in charge of a Photographic School at Excellent. He was superseded there on 8 November, 1926.[5]
Saltren-Willett was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 30 April, 1927.[6]
World War II
Saltren-Willett was appointed to work with the Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches on 4 December, 1940. His remaining appointments are obscured by torn pages in his service record, but they appear to be shore-based. They seem to end in February, 1945.[7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Patrick Macnamara |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 25 25 Jan, 1907[8][9] |
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[10] – 1911 |
Succeeded by John K. P. Sherlock |
| Preceded by Gilbert H. Kellett |
Captain of H.M.S. C 4 2 Aug, 1911[11] |
Succeeded by George A. Saltren-Willett |
| Preceded by George A. Saltren-Willett |
Captain of H.M.S. C 4 15 Oct, 1912[12] |
Succeeded by Alfred E. Whitehouse |
| Preceded by Malcolm K. de M. Burgess |
Captain of H.M.S. Hebe 13 Jun, 1916[13] – 1917[Inference] |
Succeeded by Andrew Wilmot-Smith |
| Preceded by Henry Spencer |
Captain of H.M.S. Arrogant Sep, 1917[14] |
Succeeded by Edward R. G. R. Evans |
| Preceded by Henry D. Gill |
Commander (S), Fifth Submarine Flotilla Sep, 1917[15] |
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. ?.
- ↑ 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.
