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On 12 April, 1930 he was appointed to be Chief Staff Officer to [[Berwick Curtis]], Rear Admiral in Charge, Gibraltar. Butler kept on after Curtis was replaced by [[Thomas Norman James]] on 30 March, 1931 until Butler was superseded in this post in May, 1932.<ref>Butler Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/68.|D7604480}} f. 205.</ref> | On 12 April, 1930 he was appointed to be Chief Staff Officer to [[Berwick Curtis]], Rear Admiral in Charge, Gibraltar. Butler kept on after Curtis was replaced by [[Thomas Norman James]] on 30 March, 1931 until Butler was superseded in this post in May, 1932.<ref>Butler Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/68.|D7604480}} f. 205.</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 17:13, 11 July 2015
Rear-Admiral Vernon Saumarez Butler, D.S.O., R.N. (19 October, 1885 – 25 June, 1954) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Butler was born in Bath, the son of a barrister.[1]
Butler was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1907.[2]
Butler was appointed in command of the destroyer Quail on 16 September, 1912.[3]
Greta War
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Leopard on 19 February, 1914.[4]
Butler was appointed in command of Lassoo on 24 September, 1915 and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October. Lassoo was mined and lost on 13 August, 1916. In the routine Court Martial following her loss, it was noted that excellent discipline had prevailed.[5]
Butler was awarded the D.S.O. in early 1918 "for services in Destroyer & Torpedo Boat Flotillas in the period ending 31/12/17". The award was bestowed at Buckingham Palace on 31 July, 1918.[6]
Butler was appointed in command of the destroyer Redgauntlet on 9 April, 1918.[7]
Post-war
Butler was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918.[8]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Serapis on 28 January, 1919.[9]
Butler was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1926.[10]
Butler was appointed in command of the light cruiser Cardiff in January, 1927 and was Flag Captain to Preston. He was subjected to a Court Martial on 6 March, 1928 on two counts of "negligent performance of duties". Both counts were found to be "not proved". He was superseded in January, 1929.[11]
On 12 April, 1930 he was appointed to be Chief Staff Officer to Berwick Curtis, Rear Admiral in Charge, Gibraltar. Butler kept on after Curtis was replaced by Thomas Norman James on 30 March, 1931 until Butler was superseded in this post in May, 1932.[12]
On 22 March, 1935 he was appointed in command of the sloop Shoreham and as Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf, vice Creagh. He was superseded there on 20 March, 1937.[13]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Cyril P. Ryan |
Captain of H.M.S. Quail 16 Sep, 1912[14] |
Succeeded by Francis A. Clutterbuck |
| Preceded by Geoffrey T. Wright |
Captain of H.M.S. Leopard 19 Feb, 1914[15] |
Succeeded by George H. Wylie |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Sabrina 8 Sep, 1916[16] |
Succeeded by Daniel H. Rainier |
| Preceded by Aubrey T. Tillard |
Captain of H.M.S. Redgauntlet 9 Apr, 1918[17] |
Succeeded by Alban Knubley |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Serapis 28 Jan, 1919[18] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Lassoo before Mar, 1924[19] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by St. A. B. Wake |
Captain of H.M.S. Cardiff Jan, 1927[20] |
Succeeded by H. Evelyn C. Blagrove |
Footnotes
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 363.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 347.
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 890.
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 363.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397t.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 890.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. pp. 291, 292, 294 and index.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
