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| − | {{CaptRN}} '''Eric Barry Kenyon Stevens''', (8 January, 1898 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} '''Eric Barry Kenyon Stevens''', D.S.O.*, D.S.C., R.N. (8 January, 1898 – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] and transferrd into the [[Royal Navy]] in 1917. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | Stevens entered the | + | Stevens entered the R.N.R. with an appointment as a temporary {{MidRNR}} in the {{UK-Queen|f=t}} on 1 May 1916.<ref>Stevens Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/144.|}} f. 175.</ref> |
Stevens was appointed to the {{UK-Vanguard}} on 1 March, 1917. He was fortunate to have been lent to the {{UK-Norman|f=t}} before ''Vanguard'' blew up just before midnight on 9 July 1917, being then one of approximately twenty-four men who escaped with their lives.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 137/3680.|}} f. 445.</ref> | Stevens was appointed to the {{UK-Vanguard}} on 1 March, 1917. He was fortunate to have been lent to the {{UK-Norman|f=t}} before ''Vanguard'' blew up just before midnight on 9 July 1917, being then one of approximately twenty-four men who escaped with their lives.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 137/3680.|}} f. 445.</ref> | ||
| − | Stevens was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 October, 1919. | + | Stevens was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 October, 1919.<ref>Stevens Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/144.|}} f. 175.</ref> |
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| − | Stevens was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Stevens was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 October, 1927.<ref>Stevens Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/144.|}} f. 175.</ref> |
| − | Stevens was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1939. | + | Stevens was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1933.<ref>Stevens Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/144.|}} f. 175.</ref> |
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| + | Stevens was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1939.<ref>Stevens Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/144.|}} f. 175.</ref> | ||
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| + | Stevens was placed on the Retired List on 8 January, 1949.<ref>Stevens Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/144.|}} f. 175.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 15:36, 5 February 2022
Captain Eric Barry Kenyon Stevens, D.S.O.*, D.S.C., R.N. (8 January, 1898 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve and transferrd into the Royal Navy in 1917.
Life & Career
Stevens entered the R.N.R. with an appointment as a temporary Midshipman R.N.R. in the battleship Queen on 1 May 1916.[1]
Stevens was appointed to the Vanguard on 1 March, 1917. He was fortunate to have been lent to the destroyer Norman before Vanguard blew up just before midnight on 9 July 1917, being then one of approximately twenty-four men who escaped with their lives.[2]
Stevens was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1919.[3]
Stevens was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1927.[4]
Stevens was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1933.[5]
World War II
Stevens was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1939.[6]
Stevens was placed on the Retired List on 8 January, 1949.[7]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Jack G. Bickford |
Captain of H.M.S. Torrid 15 Aug, 1928[8] |
Succeeded by Basil A. Taylor |
| Preceded by Richard F. Jolly |
Captain of H.M.S. Walpole 1 Apr, 1930[9] |
Succeeded by Harold W. Seaman |
| Preceded by Benjamin C. S. Martin |
Captain of H.M.S. Vortigern 1 Aug, 1932[10] – 1933 |
Succeeded by John H. Plumer |
Footnotes
- ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 137/3680. f. 445.
- ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
- ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
- ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
- ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
- ↑ Stevens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/144. f. 175.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 275.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 289.
