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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Poë was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 March, 1904.<ref>Poë Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/98.|}} f. | Poë was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 March, 1904.<ref>Poë Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/98.|}} f. 302.</ref> | ||
He became an interpreter in French, and apparently a very good one. His naval career would rely on his talent, and he would almost always be in a facilitating role rather than an executive one. | He became an interpreter in French, and apparently a very good one. His naval career would rely on his talent, and he would almost always be in a facilitating role rather than an executive one. | ||
Poë was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 March, 1912. In the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1912]], he served as Beatty's Flag Lieutenant in the {{UK-Aboukir|f=t}}.<ref>Poë Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/98.|}} f. | Poë was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 March, 1912. In the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1912]], he served as Beatty's Flag Lieutenant in the {{UK-Aboukir|f=t}}.<ref>Poë Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/98.|}} f. 302.</ref> | ||
Poë was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1916.<ref>Poë Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/98.|}} f. | Poë was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1916.<ref>Poë Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/98.|}} f. 302.</ref> | ||
Poë was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Acheron|f=t}} on 3 August, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 722}} | Poë was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Acheron|f=t}} on 3 August, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 722}} | ||
Poë was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 June, 1922 and was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} (retired) on 27 January, 1928.<ref>Poë Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/98.|}} f. | Poë was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 June, 1922 and was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} (retired) on 27 January, 1928.<ref>Poë Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/98.|}} f. 302.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 14:11, 17 November 2021
Captain (retired) Basil Richard Poë, R.N. (27 January, 1883 – 2 September, 1936) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Poë was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1904.[1]
He became an interpreter in French, and apparently a very good one. His naval career would rely on his talent, and he would almost always be in a facilitating role rather than an executive one.
Poë was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 March, 1912. In the Annual Manoeuvres of 1912, he served as Beatty's Flag Lieutenant in the armoured cruiser Aboukir.[2]
Poë was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1916.[3]
Poë was appointed in command of the destroyer Acheron on 3 August, 1918.[4]
Poë was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 June, 1922 and was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 27 January, 1928.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Richard C. A. Littleton |
Captain of H.M.S. Acheron 3 Aug, 1918[6][7] – 12 Apr, 1919[8] |
Succeeded by Malcolm Murray |
Footnotes
- ↑ Poë Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/98. f. 302.
- ↑ Poë Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/98. f. 302.
- ↑ Poë Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/98. f. 302.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 722.
- ↑ Poë Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/98. f. 302.
- ↑ Poë Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/98. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 722.
- ↑ Poë Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/98. f. ?.
