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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Roger Prideaux Selby|Roger P. Selby]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Velox (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Velox'']]'''<br>22 Jan, 1933<ref>Selby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/21.|D7615819}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLJul34|p. 283}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Chaigneau Colvill|James C. Colvill]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Roger Prideaux Selby|Roger P. Selby]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Velox (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Velox'']]'''<br>22 Jan, 1933<ref>Selby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/21.|D7615819}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLJul34|p. 283}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Chaigneau Colvill|James C. Colvill]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Esk (1934)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Esk'']]'''<br>1935<ref>Selby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/21.|D7615819}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Stanley Napier Blackburn|Stanley N. Blackburn]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Esk (1934)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Esk'']]'''<br>1935<ref>Selby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/21.|D7615819}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Stanley Napier Blackburn|Stanley N. Blackburn]]'''}} | ||
Revision as of 18:21, 10 March 2020
Captain (retired) Roger Prideaux Selby, D.S.O. (14 October, 1894 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Sub-Lieutenant Selby was the officer in charge of H.M.S. Lion's T.S. at the Battle of Jutland. His work there was so exemplary that he was specially promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May 1916, later altered to 15 December, 1915.[1]
Selby was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1923.
Selby was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1929.
World War II
Selby participated in the landings at Normandy.
Selby was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Captain on 14 October, 1944.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William D. G. Weir |
Captain of H.M.S. Velox 1932[2] – 14 Jan, 1933[3] |
Succeeded by Roger P. Selby |
| Preceded by Richard E. Hyde-Smith |
Captain of H.M.S. Whirlwind 14 Jan, 1933[4] – 22 Jan, 1933[5] |
Succeeded by Thomas J. N. Hilken |
| Preceded by Roger P. Selby |
Captain of H.M.S. Velox 22 Jan, 1933[6][7] |
Succeeded by James C. Colvill |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Esk 1935[8] |
Succeeded by Stanley N. Blackburn |
Footnotes
- ↑ Supplement to the London Gazette, 15 Sep 1916, p. 9075. Available online
- ↑ Selby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/21. f. ?.
- ↑ Selby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/21. f. ?.
- ↑ Selby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/21. f. ?.
- ↑ Selby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/21. f. ?.
- ↑ Selby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/21. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 283.
- ↑ Selby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/21. f. ?.
