Mark Taylor Collier

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Commander (retired) Mark Taylor Collier, (28 July, 1901 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

I have been unable to find a Service Record for him at The National Archives.

Life & Career

Collier was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1922.

Collier was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1930.

World War II

Collier was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Commander on 28 July, 1946.[1]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George P. G. Kidston
Captain of H.M.S. H 48
7 Nov, 1927[2] – 22 Feb, 1929[Inference]
Succeeded by
James A. C. Hill
Preceded by
Evelyn S. Felton
Captain of H.M.S. H 44
15 Apr, 1932[3][4]
Succeeded by
Rupert P. Lonsdale
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Seahorse
10 Jan, 1933[5]
Succeeded by
Robert M. G. Gambier
Preceded by
Stanley E. Norfolk
Captain of H.M.S. Oswald
21 Apr, 1934[6]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey M. Sladen
Preceded by
Eric R. Reed
Captain of H.M.S. Alecto
1 Feb, 1938[7] – 21 Nov, 1939[8]
Succeeded by
Henry C. Cumberbatch
Preceded by
Reuben B. Coffey
as Captain of U.S.S. McLanahan
Captain of H.M.S. Bradford
8 Oct, 1940[9] – early 1941[10]
Succeeded by
John N. K. Knight
Preceded by
Alex C. Chapman
Captain of H.M.S. Arethusa
17 Nov, 1942[11] – 21 Nov, 1942[12]
Succeeded by
George H. Creswell
Preceded by
George H. Creswell
Captain of H.M.S. Arethusa
Dec, 1942[13] – 30 Jun, 1943[14]
Succeeded by
Hugh F. Robertson-Aikman

Footnotes

  1. Uboat.net page on the man.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 244.
  3. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, April 15, 1932, Issue 46108, p.20.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 244.
  5. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 20 Dec. 1932, p. 6.
  6. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 259.
  7. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  8. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  9. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  10. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  11. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  12. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  13. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  14. Uboat.net page on the ship.