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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Desmond Bewley McCarthy|Edward D. B. McCarthy]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Curacoa (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Curacoa'']]'''<br>14 Jan, 1938<ref>Shelley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref> – 24 Feb, 1939<ref>Shelley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Arthur Aylmer|Edward A. Aylmer]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Desmond Bewley McCarthy|Edward D. B. McCarthy]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Curacoa (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Curacoa'']]'''<br>14 Jan, 1938<ref>Shelley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref> – 24 Feb, 1939<ref>Shelley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Arthur Aylmer|Edward A. Aylmer]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Hope Troubridge|Thomas H. Troubridge]]'''|'''[[Naval Attaché (Royal Navy)|Royal Navy Naval Attaché to Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands]]'''<br>24 Jul, 1939<ref>Shelley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref> – 14 Sep, 1939<ref>Shelley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''World War II'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Noel Hughes Whatley|Noel H. Whatley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Erebus (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Erebus'']]'''<br>11 Nov, 1939<ref>Shelley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref> – 3 Feb, 1940<ref>Shelley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Noel Hughes Whatley|Noel H. Whatley]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Noel Hughes Whatley|Noel H. Whatley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Erebus (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Erebus'']]'''<br>11 Nov, 1939<ref>Shelley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref> – 3 Feb, 1940<ref>Shelley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Noel Hughes Whatley|Noel H. Whatley]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Ernest Hotham|Charles E. Hotham]]'''|'''[[Mediterranean Station|Captain of the Fleet, Mediterranean Fleet]]'''<br>10 Feb, 1940<ref>Shelley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref> – 23 Jun, 1942<ref>Shelley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Ernest Hotham|Charles E. Hotham]]'''|'''[[Mediterranean Station|Captain of the Fleet, Mediterranean Fleet]]'''<br>10 Feb, 1940<ref>Shelley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref> – 23 Jun, 1942<ref>Shelley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/92/185.|}} f. 185.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
Revision as of 15:07, 22 February 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
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/32. f. 32.
- ↑ Benyon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/32. f. 32.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 28 Oct. 1936, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 260.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
- ↑ Shelley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/185. f. 185.
