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Commander John Jackson Cuthbert Ridley, R.N. (3 February, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Ridley ranked forty-fifth among 62 successful candidates in examinations for entry to the Britannia intake term of September 1899, with 2191 marks.[1]
Ridley was appointed in command of the destroyer Fairy on 7 November, 1911.[2]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Gipsy on 18 November, 1913.[3]
Ridley was in command of the destroyer Mindful of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[4]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Andrew B. Cunningham |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 14 24 Jan, 1910[5] – 7 Nov, 1911 |
Succeeded by Lionel G. Dawson |
| Preceded by Geoffrey T. Wright |
Captain of H.M.S. Fairy 7 Nov, 1911[6] – Nov, 1913 |
Succeeded by Fairfax M. Kerr |
| Preceded by Stuart E. Holder |
Captain of H.M.S. Gipsy 18 Nov, 1913[7] |
Succeeded by Edmond M. Bowly |
| Preceded by Arthur G. H. Bond |
Captain of H.M.S. Mindful 4 Feb, 1916[8] – 26 Nov, 1917 |
Succeeded by John O. Barron |
| Preceded by Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin |
Captain of H.M.S. Tempest 27 Jan, 1919[9] – 14 Jul, 1919 |
Succeeded by Richard L. Hamer |
| Preceded by Alfred G. Peace |
Captain of H.M.S. Rocket 10 Sep, 1921 – 15 Mar, 1922 |
Succeeded by Arthur J. L. Murray |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 12, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35906.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 311.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 320.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 311.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 320.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395r.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 916.
