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{{CaptRN}} '''Richard Victor Symonds-Tayler''' (27 October, 1897 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{AdmRN}} (retired) {{SIR}} '''Richard Victor Symonds-Tayler''', K.B.E., C.B., D.S.C. (27 October, 1897 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].  His name on file was originally spelled "Symonds-Taylor", but was apparently corrected to "Symonds-Tayler".
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
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Symonds-Tayler was appointed in command of the {{UK-Centurion|f=t}} in January, 1939.
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Symonds-Tayler was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1936.<ref>Symonds-Tayler Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/120/78.|}} f. 78.</ref>
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Symonds-Tayler was appointed in command of the {{UK-Centurion|f=t}} in January, 1939.<ref>Symonds-Tayler Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/120/78.|}} f. 78.</ref>
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Symonds-Tayler was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 January, 1946.<ref>Symonds-Tayler Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/120/78.|}} f. 78.</ref>
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Symonds-Tayler was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 30 March, 1949.<ref>Symonds-Tayler Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/120/78.|}} f. 78.</ref>
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Symonds-Tayler was placed on the Retired List on 15 January, 1952 and was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 27 January, 1953.<ref>Symonds-Tayler Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/120/78.|}} f. 78.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 20:55, 1 March 2021

Admiral (retired) SIR Richard Victor Symonds-Tayler, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.C. (27 October, 1897 – ) served in the Royal Navy. His name on file was originally spelled "Symonds-Taylor", but was apparently corrected to "Symonds-Tayler".

Life & Career

The son of retired army Major R. H. Symonds-Tayler.

Symonds-Tayler was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1918.[1]

Symonds-Tayler was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1926.[2]

Symonds-Tayler was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1931.[3]

Symonds-Tayler was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1936.[4]

Symonds-Tayler was appointed in command of the battleship Centurion in January, 1939.[5]

World War II

Symonds-Tayler was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 January, 1946.[6]

Symonds-Tayler was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 30 March, 1949.[7]

Symonds-Tayler was placed on the Retired List on 15 January, 1952 and was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 27 January, 1953.[8]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Walter N. T. Beckett 		Captain of H.M.S. Centurion
Jan, 1939[9] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Alexander R. Hammick 		Captain of H.M.S. Sussex
6 Jun, 1940 – 13 Nov, 1940 		Succeeded by
Claude L. Bate
Preceded by
Reginald M. Servaes 		Captain of H.M.S. London
19 Dec, 1942 – 19 Feb, 1943 		Succeeded by
Ronald K. Silcock
Preceded by
George H. Faulkner 		Captain of H.M.S. Berwick
19 Feb, 1943 – 14 Apr, 1943 		Succeeded by
Henry J. Egerton
Preceded by
Ronald K. Silcock 		Captain of H.M.S. London
15 Apr, 1943 – 25 Nov, 1944 		Succeeded by
Stuart L. Bateson

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Symonds-Tayler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/78. f. 78.
  2. ↑ Symonds-Tayler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/78. f. 78.
  3. ↑ Symonds-Tayler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/78. f. 78.
  4. ↑ Symonds-Tayler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/78. f. 78.
  5. ↑ Symonds-Tayler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/78. f. 78.
  6. ↑ Symonds-Tayler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/78. f. 78.
  7. ↑ Symonds-Tayler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/78. f. 78.
  8. ↑ Symonds-Tayler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/120/78. f. 78.
  9. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.


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