Ralph Daniel Blyth Haddon

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Commander (retired) Ralph Daniel Blyth Haddon, D.S.C. (13 March, 1887 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Greenwich, Haddon listed his mother as his guardian when he joined the Navy.[1]

Haddon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1908.[2]

Haddon was serving in the armoured cruiser Cumberland the war broke out. He was transferred to the new battleship Revenge on 16 November 1915. Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1916, he remained in Revenge through the end of the war.[3]

Haddon was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1921.[4]

World War II

Convoy-related work based from Belfast and Liverpool, the latter vice Peyton Jones.[5]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Lewis T. Peyton-Jones
Captain of H.M.S. Liverpool
31 Aug, 1943[6] – mid 1944[7]
Succeeded by
Peter Dawnay

Footnotes

  1. Haddon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. f. 308.
  2. Haddon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. f. 308.
  3. Haddon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. f. 308.
  4. Haddon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. f. 308.
  5. Haddon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. f. 308.
  6. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  7. Uboat.net page on the ship.