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Latest revision as of 15:33, 7 April 2022
Commander (retired) Richard Charles Arthur Littleton, R.N. (1 February, 1888 – 21 November, 1945) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Warwick Square, S.W. the son of Rear-Admiral the Hon. C. A. Littleton.
Littleton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 August, 1910.
Littleton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 August, 1918.
Littleton was appointed in command of the destroyer Pylades on 5 November, 1918.[1]
Post-War
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Volunteer on 29 October, 1919.[2]
Littleton was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 31 October, 1929.
World War II
Littleton died of lung cancer.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Wellwood G. C. Maxwell |
Captain of H.M.S. Usk 16 Sep, 1915[3] – 25 Apr, 1917 |
Succeeded by Eric P. Vivian |
| Preceded by Keith R. Farquharson |
Captain of H.M.S. Rattlesnake 25 Apr, 1917[4] – Dec, 1917 |
Succeeded by Arthur K. Gibson |
| Preceded by Arthur K. Gibson |
Captain of H.M.S. Acheron Dec, 1917 – 6 Aug, 1918 |
Succeeded by Basil R. Poë |
| Preceded by Henry A. Binmore |
Captain of H.M.S. Pylades 5 Nov, 1918[5] – 21 Mar, 1919 |
Succeeded by Humphrey B. Jacomb |
| Preceded by John E. Phayre |
Captain of H.M.S. Mischief 21 Mar, 1919[6] – Oct, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Volunteer 29 Oct, 1919[7] – May, 1921 |
Succeeded by John H. Jauncey |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 886.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 896.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398u.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 886.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 24, 1919; pg. 21; Issue 42056.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 896.
