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'''Richard Shelley''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Richard Shelley''', C.B., C.B.E. (18 January, 1892 – 13 June, 1968) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
 
Shelley was born the son of Sir J. Shelley, Bart..  He changed his name to '''Richard Benyon''' by Deed Poll on 8 April 1964.<ref>Shelley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/32.|}} f. 32.</ref>


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Shelley was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 August, 1914.  Shelley would serve in {{UK-IronDuke}} throughout the war, and was in charge of her [[Transmitting Station]] at the [[Battle of Jutland]].<ref>Benyon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref>
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Shelley was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 August, 1922.<ref>Shelley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref>
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Shelley was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1927.<ref>Shelley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref>
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Shelley was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1934.<ref>Shelley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref>
 
Shelley was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 8 January, 1944.<ref>Shelley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref>
 
Shelley was placed on the Retired List with the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 21 January, 1948.<ref>Shelley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/32.|}} f. 32.</ref>
 
==See Also==
==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Richard+Shelley Service Records]
* [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+196+Richard+%28Benyon+OR+Shelley%29 Service Records]
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* [[H.M.S. Iron Duke at the Battle of Jutland]]
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==Footnotes==
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Latest revision as of 16:20, 7 April 2022

Vice-Admiral (retired) Richard Shelley, C.B., C.B.E. (18 January, 1892 – 13 June, 1968) served in the Royal Navy.

Shelley was born the son of Sir J. Shelley, Bart.. He changed his name to Richard Benyon by Deed Poll on 8 April 1964.[1]

Life & Career

Shelley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1914. Shelley would serve in Iron Duke throughout the war, and was in charge of her Transmitting Station at the Battle of Jutland.[2]

Shelley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1922.[3]

Shelley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1927.[4]

Shelley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1934.[5]

Shelley was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 January, 1944.[6]

Shelley was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Vice-Admiral on 21 January, 1948.[7]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Randolph S. G. Nicholson 		Captain of H.M.S. Pegasus
9 Jan, 1937[8][9] – 13 Jan, 1938[10] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Edward D. B. McCarthy 		Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa
14 Jan, 1938[11] – 24 Feb, 1939[12] 		Succeeded by
Edward A. Aylmer
Preceded by
Thomas H. Troubridge 		Royal Navy Naval Attaché to Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands
24 Jul, 1939[13] – 14 Sep, 1939[14] 		Succeeded by
World War II
Preceded by
Noel H. Whatley 		Captain of H.M.S. Erebus
11 Nov, 1939[15] – 3 Feb, 1940[16] 		Succeeded by
Noel H. Whatley
Preceded by
Charles E. Hotham 		Captain of the Fleet, Mediterranean Fleet
10 Feb, 1940[17] – 23 Jun, 1942[18] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Geoffrey Gowlland 		Captain of H.M.S. Suffolk
23 Jun, 1942[19] – 15 Dec, 1943[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Alfred S. Russell

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/32. f. 32.
  2. ↑ Benyon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
  3. ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
  4. ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
  5. ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
  6. ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
  7. ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/32. f. 32.
  8. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 28 Oct. 1936, p. 7.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 260.
  10. ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
  11. ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
  12. ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
  13. ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
  14. ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
  15. ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
  16. ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
  17. ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
  18. ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
  19. ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.

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