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'''Royston Hollis Wright''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''Royston Hollis Wright''', G.B.E., K.C.B., D.S.O. (29 September, 1908 – 18 July, 1977) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[St. John Reginald Joseph Tyrwhitt|Sir St. John R. J. Tyrwhitt]]'''|'''[[Second Sea Lord|Second Sea Lord]]'''<br>1961 – 1965|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Desmond Parry Dreyer|Sir Desmond P. Dreyer]]'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:54, 7 April 2022
Admiral SIR Royston Hollis Wright, G.B.E., K.C.B., D.S.O. (29 September, 1908 – 18 July, 1977) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ralph C. Medley |
Captain of H.M.S. Beagle 1 May, 1939[1] – Feb, 1941[2] |
Succeeded by Richard T. White |
| Preceded by John E. H. McBeath |
Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport Dec, 1954[3] – Jan, 1956[4] |
Succeeded by Charles E. Keys |
| Preceded by Sir St. John R. J. Tyrwhitt |
Second Sea Lord 1961 – 1965 |
Succeeded by Sir Desmond P. Dreyer |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 17 Apr. 1939, p. 23.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
