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− | '''Robert Don Oliver''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Robert Don Oliver''', D.S.C. (17 March, 1895 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Jerome Lucian Phillips|Alfred J. L. Phillips]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Iron Duke (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Iron Duke'']]'''<br>23 Jan, 1939<ref>Oliver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/58.|D7615856}} f. ?.</ref> – 26 Oct, 1939<ref>Oliver Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/58.|D7615856}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:50, 7 December 2020
Vice-Admiral (retired) Robert Don Oliver, D.S.C. (17 March, 1895 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Oliver was appointed in command of the battleship Iron Duke in January, 1939.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by John H. D. Cunningham |
Captain of H.M.S. Resolution c. 12 Mar, 1936[1][Fact Check] – 12 Mar, 1936 |
Succeeded by Oswald W. Cornwallis |
Preceded by Alfred J. L. Phillips |
Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke 23 Jan, 1939[2] – 26 Oct, 1939[3] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by John M. Mansfield |
Captain of H.M.S. Devonshire Oct, 1940[4] – 24 Nov, 1942[5] |
Succeeded by Douglas Young-Jamieson |
Preceded by Herbert A. Packer |
Captain of H.M.S. Excellent 15 Jan, 1943[6] – 23 Feb, 1944[7] |
Succeeded by William G. Agnew |
Footnotes
- ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/58. f. ?.
- ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/58. f. ?.
- ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/58. f. ?.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Young-Jamieson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/93/12. f. ?.
- ↑ Agnew Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/71. f. ?.