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In April-July 1910 he underwent submarine instruction at {{UK-Mercury|f=p}}. He then served in {{UK-B6}} from 1 August 1910 to 25 July, 1911. | In April-July 1910 he underwent submarine instruction at {{UK-Mercury|f=p}}. He then served in {{UK-B6}} from 1 August 1910 to 25 July, 1911. | ||
Trevor was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1911 as he continued to serve in submarines attached to {{UK-Arrogant}}, {{UK-Forth}}, {{UK-Dolphin}} and {{UK- | Trevor was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1911 as he continued to serve in submarines attached to {{UK-Arrogant}}, {{UK-Forth}}, {{UK-Dolphin}} and {{UK-1Maidstone}} until 5 March 1914. Sadly, the exact submarines are not mentioned in his service record. | ||
He served in {{UK-E10}} from the outbreak of war through 15 January, 1915 and then he was appointed in command of {{UK-B1}} for seven months, and then in command of {{UK-C10}} from 6 August 1915 until 30 October 1916. | He served in {{UK-E10}} from the outbreak of war through 15 January, 1915 and then he was appointed in command of {{UK-B1}} for seven months, and then in command of {{UK-C10}} from 6 August 1915 until 30 October 1916. | ||
Revision as of 15:11, 19 January 2022
Commander (retired) Ronald Adair Trevor, R.N. (7 March, 1889 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Aldershot, Trevor ranked 49th in merit of sixty cadets accepted in the May 1904 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia.[1]
He spent two and a half years in his first ship, the battleship Albemarle, and then a year in the battleship Cornwallis. He would serve in the destroyer Zephyr in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1909.
In April-July 1910 he underwent submarine instruction at H.M.S. Mercury. He then served in B 6 from 1 August 1910 to 25 July, 1911.
Trevor was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1911 as he continued to serve in submarines attached to Arrogant, Forth, Dolphin and Maidstone until 5 March 1914. Sadly, the exact submarines are not mentioned in his service record.
He served in E 10 from the outbreak of war through 15 January, 1915 and then he was appointed in command of B 1 for seven months, and then in command of C 10 from 6 August 1915 until 30 October 1916.
Trevor was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1919.
Trevor was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 7 March, 1932.
World War II
In August 1939, with the Intelligence Office in Singapore. By June 1940 he was in Liverpool doing convoy-related work.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Allan Poland |
Captain of H.M.S. A 10 5 Mar, 1914 – 20 Jul, 1914 |
Succeeded by Cromwell H. Varley |
| Preceded by Samuel M. G. Gravener |
Captain of H.M.S. B 10 20 Jul, 1914 |
Succeeded by Frederick C. C. Kennedy |
| Preceded by Basil A. Beal |
Captain of H.M.S. B 1 15 Jan, 1915 – 6 Aug, 1915 |
Succeeded by Percy H. Boulnois |
| Preceded by The Hon. Byron P. Cary |
Captain of H.M.S. C 10 6 Aug, 1915 – 30 Oct, 1916 |
Succeeded by The Hon. Walter S. Carson |
| Preceded by Godfrey Herbert |
Captain of H.M.S. H 8 30 Oct, 1916 – 30 Apr, 1918 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. H 28 30 Apr, 1918 – 25 Feb, 1919 |
Succeeded by Charles E. A. W. Cox |
| Preceded by Robert Bertram Ramsay |
Captain of H.M.S. J 1 25 Feb, 1919 – 29 Jun, 1920 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Ronald W. Blacklock |
Captain of H.M.S. K 22 3 Feb, 1923[2] – 23 Feb, 1925 |
Succeeded by Frank P. Busbridge |
| Preceded by Douglas Garvey |
Superintendent of Anti-Gas Training, Chatham 25 Jul, 1925[3] – 27 Jul, 1927[Inference] |
Succeeded by Robert N. Stopford |
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