Difference between revisions of "Felix Edward Chevallier"
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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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Chevallier was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 23 January, 1918. He was considered for the Victoria Cross in the aftermath of the raid on Zeebrugge.<ref>Chevallier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/119/140.|}} f. 140.</ref> | Chevallier was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 23 January, 1918. He was considered for the Victoria Cross in the aftermath of the raid on Zeebrugge.<ref>Chevallier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/119/140.|}} f. 140.</ref> | ||
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Chevallier was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 12 June, 1942.<ref>Chevallier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/119/140.|}} f. 140.</ref> | Chevallier was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 12 June, 1942.<ref>Chevallier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/119/140.|}} f. 140.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:06, 1 November 2022
Commander (retired) Felix Edward Chevallier, D.S.C., R.N. (12 June, 1897 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Captain B. H. Chevallier, R.N., retired.
Chavallier was in H.M.S. Iron Duke at the Battle of Jutland.
Chevallier was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 23 January, 1918. He was considered for the Victoria Cross in the aftermath of the raid on Zeebrugge.[1]
Chevallier was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 23 January, 1926.[2]
World War II
Chevallier was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 12 June, 1942.[3]
He reverted to the Retired List on 4 May 1946.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ronald E. C. Dunbar |
Captain of H.M.S. Alresford 18 May, 1943[5] – 5 Mar, 1945[6] |
Succeeded by John H. D. Northcote |
| Preceded by John H. D. Northcote |
Captain of H.M.S. Rochester 5 Mar, 1945[7] – 27 Oct, 1946[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Chevallier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/140. f. 140.
- ↑ Chevallier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/140. f. 140.
- ↑ Chevallier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/140. f. 140.
- ↑ Chevallier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/140. f. 140.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
