Aubrey Thomas Tillard
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Aubrey Thomas Tillard ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy who was to hold a considerable number of seagoing command positions.
Life & Career
Tillard was appointed in command of the destroyer Larne on 28 January, 1911.[1]
Tillard commanded the destroyer Firedrake after Alfred B. Watts, some time after mid-1914 and prior to late 1917.[2]
Post-war
Tillard was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Valentine on 17 January, 1919.[3]
He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Castor in August, 1922.[4]
In April, 1928, Tillard was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carysfort.[5]
Tillard was appointed in command of the battleship Centurion on November, 1929.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Larne 28 Jan, 1911[7] |
Succeeded by John P. Champion |
| Preceded by Alfred B. Watts |
Captain of H.M.S. Firedrake 5 Jan, 1915[8] |
Succeeded by Gordon McL. Cameron |
| Preceded by Dashwood F. Moir |
Captain of H.M.S. Vimiera 16 Jul, 1918[9] |
Succeeded by John A. P. Legh |
| Preceded by Charles A. Fremantle |
Captain of H.M.S. Valentine 17 Jan, 1919[10] |
Succeeded by Evelyn C. O. Thomson |
| Preceded by Leonard L. P. Willan |
Captain of H.M.S. Castor Aug, 1922[11] |
Succeeded by Alban T. B. Curteis |
| Preceded by Herbert A. Buchanan-Wollaston |
Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort Apr, 1928[12] |
Succeeded by Edward B. Cloete |
| Preceded by Robert C. Hamilton |
Captain of H.M.S. Centurion Nov, 1929[13] |
Succeeded by Richard A. A. Plowden |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 345.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 126.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 922a.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 345.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393u.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 935.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 922a.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
