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'''Arthur Alured Mellin''', D.S.O. ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | '''Arthur Alured Mellin''', D.S.O. (24 October, 1870 – 15 September, 1948) served in the [[Royal Navy]] and the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. One Service Record lists 1876 as his year of birth, but it is clearly corrected. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Mellin was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1898. | |||
Mellin was | Mellin was placed in command of special service vessel ''Sabrina II'', later called ''Q 3'', on 21 March 1916. In October 1916, he was thanked by the Admiralty for his work in an engagement with an enemy submarine. His D.S.O. was awarded him on the same basis. | ||
Mellin was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | Mellin was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 12 November, 1917 in recognition of his wartime service. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 21:48, 9 March 2020
Arthur Alured Mellin, D.S.O. (24 October, 1870 – 15 September, 1948) served in the Royal Navy and the Royal Naval Reserve. One Service Record lists 1876 as his year of birth, but it is clearly corrected.
Life & Career
Mellin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1898.
Mellin was placed in command of special service vessel Sabrina II, later called Q 3, on 21 March 1916. In October 1916, he was thanked by the Admiralty for his work in an engagement with an enemy submarine. His D.S.O. was awarded him on the same basis.
Mellin was promoted to the rank of Commander on 12 November, 1917 in recognition of his wartime service.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles F. R. Cowan |
Captain of H.M.S. M.26 4 Feb, 1917[1] |
Succeeded by Sebald W. B. Green |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395j.
