William Rawdon Napier
Admiral (retired) William Rawdon Napier, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. (13 June, 1877 – 8 April, 1951) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Napier was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1898.[1]
Napier was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1908.[2]
Napier was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1913.[3]
He was appointed to the monitor Sir Thomas Picton on 22 June, 1915, to assume command when she was commissioned and to oversee the completion of other monitors building at Belfast until then. He was discharged from this duty on 9 March, 1916.[4]
Post-War
Napier was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 September, 1924.[5]
Napier was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 31 July, 1929.[6]
Napier was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 30 September, 1933.[7]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frank Brandt |
Captain of H.M.S. Thames 14 Jul, 1909[8] |
Succeeded by Alexander R. Palmer |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Edinburgh Castle 5 Sep, 1914[9] |
Succeeded by Herbert J. T. Marshall |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Sir Thomas Picton before Dec, 1915[10] |
Succeeded by Hugh J. Tweedie |
| Preceded by Howard J. L. W. K. Willcox |
Captain of H.M.S. Coventry Oct, 1919[11] |
Succeeded by Alfred H. Norman |
| Preceded by Robert N. Bax |
Captain of H.M.S. Royal Sovereign May, 1922[12] |
Succeeded by Bernard St. G. Collard |
| Preceded by John D. Allen |
Captain of H.M.S. Vernon before 18 Jul, 1924[13] |
Succeeded by Henry K. Kitson |
Footnotes
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
- ↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401j.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 238 and index.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Signed the Annual Report of the Torpedo School.
