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Abbey, G.J.H.
 to
Adams, R.R.
 Adams, S.J.
to
Alderson, T.R.		 Alderton, H.
to
Allen, G.E.		 Allen, G.R.G.
to
Anderson, B.J.
 Anderson, C.C.
to
Appleton, C.
 Appleton, K.H.
to
Arnold, L.J.
 Arnold, P.J.
to
Atkins, R.H.		 Atkins, R.H.W.
to
Ayton, J.

 
H. Alderton   to    G.E. Allen
Alderton,
Henry
H. Alderton		 ?
[(12?).1901 Harttlepool, Durham ??]
-
died between 08.1989 and 12.1998
[A/]T/Boatsw. = T/Cd.Boatsw.
 		16.05.1944 (retd > 04.1946, < 07.1948)
16.05.1944
 -
 		(07.1945)
 		HMAS Cerberus (RAN training establishment/base, Williamstown, Victoria)
(04.1946)

no posting listed
Alderton,
Thomas Hodgson
T.H. Alderton		 (12?).1908
Hartlepool, Durham
-
T/Schoolm.Cand.
 		25.01.1943
T/Schoolm.
 		25.01.1943
A/Schoolm. (CWO)
 		25.01.1946
T/Instr.Lt.
 		15.10.1946, seniority 01.07.1944
(02.1943)

gunnery course
03.1943
 -
 		(07.1945)
 		Mechanical Training Establishment, Rosyth [HMS Cochrane]
08.08.1945
 -
 		(04.1946)
 		HMS Perseus (aircraft maintenance ship)
28.04.1948

transferred to List II of the Permanent RNVR
Aldington,
Edward
E. Aldington		 05.05.1918
-
03.1995
Claro, North Yorkshire
S.Lt. (S)
 		27.05.1944
Lt. (S)
 		27.11.1945
Lt.Cdr. (S)
 		05.02.1950
Cdr. (S)
 		30.06.1956 (retd 02.05.1964)
A/Capt. (S)
 		< 07.1961
17.07.1944
 -
 		(04.1946)
 		HMS Orion (cruiser)
07.10.1946
 -
 		(07.1948)
 		Secretary to Officer-in-Charge, Sheerness [HMS Wildfire]
15.12.1948
 -
 		(05.1950)
 		HMS Mauritius
(05.1953)

HMS Daedalus *
14.03.1955
 -
 		(01.1956)
 		HMS Ceres
30.11.1959
 -
 		(07.1961)
 		Secretary to Second Sea Lord, Admiralty [HMS President]
09.10.1961
 -
 		(02.1963)
 		HMS President (for duty with the Ministry of Defence)
* indexed, but not listed as such
Aldous,
Alan Roy
A.R. Aldous		 30.04.1916
-
01.1992
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
A/S.Lt.
 		01.09.1938
Lt.
 		01.03.1940
Lt.Cdr.
 		01.03.1948
Cdr.
 		30.06.1952
Capt.
 		30.06.1957 (retd 11.07.1966)
Mention in Despatches MID
 01.01.1943
 New Year 43
29.09.1938
 -
 		(08.1939)
 		promotion course, RN College, Greenwich
(04.1940)

no posting listed
14.09.1940
 -
 		(02.1941)
 		First Lieutenant, HMS Rhyl (minesweeper)
04.07.1941
 -
 		(08.1942)
 		First Lieutenant, HMS Bangor (minesweeper)
(02.1943)
 -
 		(08.1943)
 		no posting listed
10.09.1943
 -
 		(06.1944)
 		HMS Excellent (gunnery school, Portsmouth)
25.10.1944
 -
 		(07.1945)
 		HMS Grenville (destroyer) (for Flotilla Staff)
28.02.1946
 -
 		(04.1946)
 		CO HMS Urania (destroyer)
04.1948
 -
 		(07.1948)
 		Gunnery Officer, HMS Birmingham
19.10.1949
 -
 		(05.1950)
 		HMS Excellent
25.08.1952
 -
 		(05.1953)
 		HMS Pembroke (for miscellaneous services)
21.02.1955
 -
 		(01.1956)
 		HMS Newfoundland
01.05.1961
 -
 		(07.1961)
 		Vice-President, First Admiralty Interview Board [HMS Sultan]
14.08.1962
 -
 		(02.1963)
 		CO HMS St Vincent (boys' training establishment, Gosport)
Aldred,
Alfred Edward
A.E. Aldred		 11.09.1904
Portsmouth, Hampshire
-
[A/]T/Wt.Eng. = T/Cd.Eng.
 		09.11.1943 (reld 11.03.1950)
(12.1943)

no posting listed
29.02.1944
 -
 		(06.1944)
 		HMS Loch Eck (frigate) *
?
 -
 		(04.1946)
 		HMS Gorrans Bay
28.01.1948
 -
 		(07.1948)
 		HMS Woolwich
* (07.1945) still indexed, but not longer listed as such
Aldred,
John Butler
J.B. Aldred		 18.11.1910
-
14.09.1997
St Germans, Cornwall
Midsh. (E)
 		01.09.1928
S.Lt. (E)
 		01.09.1931
Lt. (E)
 		01.06.1933
Lt.Cdr. (E)
 		01.06.1941
A/Cdr. (E)
 		> 12.1943, < 04.1944
Cdr. (E)
 		30.06.1946 (retd > 05.1950, < 05.1953)

AMIMechE, MIProdE

13.09.1928
 -
 		(02.1931)
 		course of instruction in engineering, RN Engineering College, Keyham
26.08.1932
 -
 		(09.1932)
 		HMS Malaya (battleship)
01.06.1933
 -
 		(01.1934)
 		HMS Kent (cruiser)
(07.1935)

no posting listed
(02.1936)

HMS Coventry *
19.03.1936
 -
 		(02.1938)
 		HMS Galatea (cruiser) (to assist Squadron Engineer Officer) (accommodated in HMS Woolwich)
(06.1938)
 -
 		(08.1938)
 		no posting listed
09.08.1938
 -
 		(08.1939)
 		Engineering Officer, HMS Encounter (destroyer)
(04.1940)

no posting listed
07.01.1941
 -
 		(08.1942)
 		HMS Charybdis (cruiser)
(02.1943)
 -
 		(12.1943)
 		HMS Tana (RN base, Kilindini, Kenya) *
08.02.1944
 -
 		(06.1944)
 		HMS Danae (cruiser)
14.12.1944
 -
 		(07.1945)
 		HMS Zephyr (destroyer)
11.07.1945
 -
 		(04.1946)
 		HMS Myngs (destroyer)
(07.1948)
 -
 		(05.1950)
 		HMS President *
* indexed, but not listed as such
Aldred,
Roy Willoughby
R.W. Aldred		 28.12.1910
-
04.1996
Grantham, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire
[A/]Gnr.
 		01.01.1941
A/Cd.Gnr.
 		18.06.1945
Lt.
 		?, seniority 18.05.1943
Lt.Cdr.
 		18.05.1951 (retd 28.12.1955; age)
Mention in Despatches MID
 14.11.1944
 13 vessels destroyed Plymouth area 08.44
Mention in Despatches MID
 28.11.1944
 Operation Neptune
(02.1941)

no posting listed
08.04.1941
 -
 		(08.1942)
 		HMS Cleveland (destroyer)
10.12.1942
 -
 		(08.1943)
 		HMS Excellent (gunnery school, Portsmouth)
06.09.1943
 -
 		(06.1944)
 		HMS Mauritius (cruiser)
(07.1945)

no posting listed
?
 -
 		(04.1946)
 		course, Portsmouth
27.09.1947
 -
 		(07.1948)
 		CO HMS Seafox
01.11.1949
 -
 		(05.1950)
 		RN Barracks, Chatham [HMS Pembroke]
08.05.1951
 -
 		(05.1953)
 		CO HMS Childers & as SORF Gibraltar
Aldridge,
Edward
E. Aldridge		 ?
-
died between 08.1989 and 12.1998
[A/]T/Boatsw. (PRT) = T/Cd.Boatsw. (PT&W)
 		16.08.1943 (retd > 07.1945, < 07.1948)
(10.1943)
 -
 		(07.1945)
 		HMS President *
* indexed, but not listed as such
Aldridge,
Harold Vincent
H.V. Aldridge		 03.10.1900
West Bromwich
-
died between 07.1959 and 07.1962 ??
[A/]T/Wt. Writer Offr.
 		13.06.1942
T/Sen.Cd.Writer Offr.
 		01.10.1948 (retd 21.02.1951)
T/Lt. (S)
 		1940s
06.07.1942
 -
 		(06.1944)
 		HMS Daedalus II (RN Aircraft Training Establishment, Newcastle under Lyme)
(07.1945)

HMS Golden Hind (RN manning depot, Sydney, NSW)*
05.03.1946
 -
 		(04.1946)
 		HMS Jackdaw (RN Air Station, Crail. Fife)
25.08.1947
 -
 		(07.1948)
 		staff of Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station [HMS Highflyer]
26.08.1949
 -
 		(05.1950)
 		HMS Ariel
(05.1953)
 -
 		(01.1956)
 		Staff Officer, Mersey Division RNVR
* indexed, but not listed as such
Aldridge,
John Luttrell
J.L. Aldridge		 ?
-
12.2004 still alive
Cadet
 		01.05.1937
Midsh.
 		01.09.1937
A/S.Lt.
 		01.09.1939
S.Lt.
 		?, seniority 16.08.1939
Lt.
 		01.03.1941
Lt.Cdr.
 		01.03.1949 (retd 21.03.1960)
Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE
 13.06.1946
 HM's birthday 46
Mention in Despatches MID
 08.09.1942
 Malta convoy 03.42
Mention in Despatches MID
 02.02.1951
 Korea
01.09.1937
 -
 		(08.1938)
 		HMS Repulse (battlecruiser)
01.09.1938
 -
 		(02.1939)
 		HMS Hood (battlecruiser)
10.03.1939
 -
 		(08.1939)
 		HMS Repulse (battlecruiser)
08.01.1940
 -
 		(04.1940)
 		HMS Express (destroyer)
29.10.1940
 -
 		(02.1941)
 		HMS St. Albans (destroyer)
(08.1942)
 -
 		(08.1943)
 		HMS Beaufort (destroyer) *
(10.1943)
 -
 		(04.1944)
 		HMS Maine (hospital ship) *
?
 -
 		(06.1944)
 		course in navigation
10.10.1944
 -
 		(07.1945)
 		HMS Harrier (minesweeper)
(04.1946)

HMS Fencer (escort carrier) *
15.12.1947
 -
 		(07.1948)
 		RN Barracks, Devonport [HMS Drake] (for Navigating duties)
02.1949
 -
 		(1951)
 		HMS Cossack
03.1953
 -
 		(05.1953)
 		HMS Euryalus
13.12.1954
 -
 		(01.1956)
 		HMS Maidstone
* indexed, but not listed as such
Aldridge,
Richard Kilvington
R.K. Aldridge		 ?
-
S.Lt. (E) RNVR (SA)
 		02.08.1941
T/S.Lt. (E)
 		08.1942, seniority 02.08.1941
T/Lt. (E)
 		25.02.1944 (reld? > 04.1946, < 07.1948)



served RNVR (South African Division), but transferred to RN in 08.1942
03.07.1942
 -
 		(12.1943)
 		HMS Furious (aircraft carrier)
(04.1944)
 -
 		(04.1946)
 		no posting listed
Aldridge,
William Arthur James
W.A.J. Aldridge		 after 1892
Gosport, Hampshire
-
died between 07.1962 and 08.1973
Gnr.
 		12.07.1917
Cd.Gnr.
 		13.07.1927
Lt.
 		01.12.1938 (retd 16.11.1939) (reverted to retd < 04.1946)
(01.1925)

no posting listed
17.11.1926
 -
 		(07.1927)
 		HMS Spey (fishery protection gunboat)
18.12.1928
 -
 		(08.1929)
 		HMS Delphinium (sloop) (Africa)
(02.1931)

no posting listed
23.06.1931
 -
 		(09.1932)
 		HMS Dolphin (submarine depot ship)
04.12.1933
 -
 		(02.1936)
 		HMS Courageous (aircraft carrier)
09.07.1936
 -
 		(06.1938)
 		HMAS Canberra (cruiser)
27.06.1938
 -
 		(10.1938)
 		HMAS Albatross (seaplane carrier)
(02.1939)

no posting listed
14.02.1939
 -
 		(08.1939)
 		HMS Durban (cruiser)
(04.1940)

no posting listed
(02.1941)

HMS Epinal (accommodation ship, Portsmouth) *
(08.1942)
 -
 		(07.1945)
 		no posting listed
* indexed, but not listed as such
Aldwell,
Thomas Derek
T.D. Aldwell		 ?
-
Cadet
 		30.04.1942
Midsh. (E)
 		01.01.1943
A/S.Lt. (E)
 		?
S.Lt. (E)
 		08.1945, seniority 01.12.1943
A/Lt. (E)
 		> 07.1945, < 04.1946 [01.06.1945?]
Lt. (E)
 		01.06.1947, seniority 01.04.1945 (reld > 05.1950, < 05.1953)
?
 -
 		(02.1943)
 		course in engineering, RN Engineering College, Keyham
30.04.1943
 -
 		(06.1944)
 		HMS Anson (battleship)
(07.1945)
 -
 		(04.1946)
 		no posting listed
(07.1948)

no posting listed
09.12.1949
 -
 		(05.1950)
 		HMS Vulture
Alers-Hankey,
Conrad Byron
C.B. Alers-Hankey		 20.02.1904
-
11.1984
Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London
A/S.Lt.
 		15.05.1924
S.Lt.
 		15.01.1925
Lt.
 		15.03.1927
Lt.Cdr.
 		15.03.1935
Cdr.
 		30.06.1940
Capt.
 		31.12.1944 (retd 07.07.1954)
Distinguished Service Cross DSC
 11.07.1940
 HM's birthday 40
Mention in Despatches MID
 16.08.1940
 Dunkirk
Mention in Despatches MID
 01.01.1943
 New Year 43
25.09.1924
 -
 		(01.1925)
 		promotion course, RN College, Greenwich [HMS President]
27.10.1925
 -
 		(07.1927)
 		HMS Capetown (cruiser) (America and West Indies Station)
03.05.1928
 -
 		(04.1930)
 		HMS Cornwall (cruiser) (China)
(02.1931)

no posting listed
08.05.1931
 -
 		(01.1934)
 		HMS Revenge (battleship)
03.10.1934
 -
 		(07.1937)
 		First Lieutenant, HMS Wellington (sloop)
15.12.1937
 -
 		(08.1939)
 		HMS Pembroke (RN base, Chatham) (for training duties)
11.10.1939
 -
 		(04.1940)
 		CO HMS Vanquisher (destroyer)
12.08.1940
 -
 		(08.1942)
 		Commander [= Executive Officer], HMS Tyne (destroyer depot ship)
(05.1941)

commanded HMS Nestor (destroyer) at the action against the Bismarck
01.09.1942
 -
 		(10.1943)
 		CO HMS Limbourne (destroyer)
25.10.1943
 -
 		(12.1943)
 		Commander [= Executive Officer], HMS Formidable (aircraft carrier)
(04.1944)
 -
 		(06.1944)
 		no posting listed
28.05.1945
 -
 		(04.1946)
 		CO HMS Trumpeter (escort carrier)
22.08.1946
 -
 		17.05.1948
 		Admiralty
17.05.1948
 -
 		(07.1948)
 		Deputy Director Air Equipment Department (CB & P), Admiralty [HMS President]
18.04.1949
 -
 		(05.1950)
 		Naval Attaché, Buenos Aires
12.10.1951
 -
 		(05.1953)
 		CO HMS Diamond
07.01.1954
 -
 		07.07.1954
 		Naval ADC to the Queen
Alexander,
Alan
A. Alexander		 ?
-
died between 08.1977 and 08.1983
Prob. S.Lt. RNR
 		01.12.1936
S.Lt. RNR
 		16.09.1937, seniority 01.12.1936
S.Lt.
 		23.06.1938, seniority 24.02.1938
Lt.
 		02.08.1939, seniority 03.06.1935
Lt.Cdr.
 		03.06.1943 (retd 1943/44?)
(reverted to retd > 04.1946, < 07.1948)
14.11.1937
 -
 		(02.1938)
 		HMS Devonshire (cruiser)
14.07.1938
 -
 		(08.1939)
 		HMS Glowworm (destroyer)
04.12.1939
 -
 		(04.1940)
 		HMS Berwick (cruiser)
(02.1941)

no posting listed
30.06.1941
 -
 		(08.1942)
 		HMS St. George (training establishment, Douglas, Isle of Man)
(02.1943)
 -
 		(06.1943)
 		Naval Operational Planner, Combined Operations HQ
23.08.1943
 -
 		(12.1943)
 		HMS St. Vincent (preliminary air training establishment, Gosport, Hants.) (for preliminary air training)
(06.1944)
 -
 		(04.1946)
 		no posting listed
Alexander,
Alfred George
A.G. Alexander		 ?
-
died between 07.1952 and 07.1959
A/Mate
 		?
Mate
 		14.02.1913
Lt.
 		14.05.1915 (retd 02.03.1921; own request)
Lt.Cdr. (retd)
 		14.05.1923 (reverted to retd < 04.1946)
King Haakon VII's Liberty Medal (Norway) Hkn
 26.08.1947
 service to Norway
11.1939
 -
 		(10.1943)
 		HMS Lochinvar (RN base, Port Edgar) [King's Harbour Master?]
25.10.1943
 -
 		(07.1945)
 		HMS Hopetoun (landing craft & minesweepers base, Port Edgar)
Alexander,
Arthur Hoyer
A.H. Alexander		 (12?).1901
Sturminster, Dorset
-
A/S.Lt.
 		?
S.Lt.
 		15.09.1921
Lt.
 		15.09.1923
Lt.Cdr.
 		15.09.1931
Cdr.
 		30.06.1939 (reld? > 05.1950, < 05.1953)
A/Capt.
 		< 07.1948
Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE
 08.06.1943
 inshore squadron with 8th Army advance
Mention in Despatches MID
 13.03.1945
 Normandy assault 44
15.09.1922
 -
 		12.1924
 		HMS Diomede (cruiser) (China)
14.12.1924
 -
 		(07.1927)
 		HMS Impregnable (training establishment, Devonport)
15.12.1927
 -
 		(04.1930)
 		HMS Hermes (aircraft carrier) (China)
02.01.1931
 -
 		(01.1932)
 		RN Barracks, Devonport [HMS Vivid]
16.02.1932
 -
 		(09.1932)
 		HMS Vivid (RN base, Devonport) (for training duties)
18.03.1933
 -
 		(07.1935)
 		HMS Danae (cruiser)
09.01.1936
 -
 		(02.1936)
 		HMS Curlew (cruiser)
11.1936
 -
 		(04.1939)
 		HMS Devonshire (cruiser)
(07.1939)
 -
 		(04.1940)
 		Executive Officer, HMS Norfolk (cruiser) *
15.07.1940
 -
 		(02.1941)
 		HMS Drake (RN base Devonport) (for miscellaneous services)
12.04.1941
 -
 		(08.1942)
 		CO HMS Centurion (dummy battleship)
11.1942
 -
 		(06.1943)
 		HMS Nile (RN base, Alexandria) (additional for various services)
25.07.1943
 -
 		(12.1943)
 		HMS St. Angelo (RN base, Malta)
16.02.1944
 -
 		(06.1944)
 		HMS Hannibal (RN base, Taranto) (additional for miscellaneous duties)
(1944)

HMS Royal Anne (Naval Party 1500, Arromanches (Mulberry B))
(07.1945)
 -
 		(04.1946)
 		no posting listed
18.09.1946
 -
 		(07.1948)
 		HMS President (for special and miscellaneous services)
03.1950
 -
 		(05.1950)
 		Chief Staff Officer to Flag Officer, Malta [HMS St Angelo]
* listed from 11.1936 onwards; actual starting date might be 10.05.1939, though
Alexander,
Caledon Charles
C.C. Alexander
Son of Harvey Alexander. Married 05.11.1929 Irene Lettice Garnons-Williams.
 		29.04.1895
St George Hanover Square, London
-
02.1985
North Dorset, Dorset
Lt.
 		30.11.1916
Lt.Cdr.
 		30.08.1924 (retd 03.01.1939)
Cdr. (retd)
 		03.01.1939 (reverted to retd > 07.1945, < 07.1948)
Mention in Despatches MID
 13.08.1946
 Malaya 42
09.03.1918
 -
 		(01.1919)
 		HMS Titania (submarine depot ship)
28.09.1924
 -
 		(01.1925)
 		HMS Titania (submarine depot ship) (for submarines) (China)
13.06.1927
 -
 		(07.1927)
 		HMS Dolphin (submarine depot ship, Portsmouth) (for submarines)
07.11.1927
 -
 		(08.1929)
 		CO HMS L 18 (submarine)
(04.1930)

no posting listed
(02.1931)

no posting listed
18.04.1931
 -
 		(09.1932)
 		Executive Officer, HMS Chrysanthemum (sloop)
14.12.1933
 -
 		(07.1935)
 		HMS Dolphin (submarine depot ship) (for duty in Admiral's office & for drafting duties)
06.01.1