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'''Roger Mowbray Bellairs''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{RearRN}} '''Roger Mowbray Bellairs''', C.B., C.M.G., Royal Navy (9 August, 1884 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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He was married on 19 July, 1909 to Veronica Beatrice Wavell.{{ToL|Marriages|20 July 1909, p. 13}}


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Bellairs was appointed in command of the {{UK-Effingham|f=t}} in October, 1925.{{MackieRNW}}


==See Also==
Bellairs was appointed to {{UK-IronDuke}} in August, 1913 to serve as her torpedo officer and serving on Jellicoe's staff for War Staff duties. 
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Bellairs was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1915.<ref>Bellairs Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>
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He was in {{UK-IronDuke}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]] and remained in her until being transferred to the {{UK-QueenElizabeth}} on 16 February, 1917, remaining there until 1919, still offering support for his new Commander in Chief's War Staff.<ref>Bellairs Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>
 
==Post-War==
Bellairs was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1920.<ref>Bellairs Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>


==Footnotes==
Bellairs was appointed in command of the {{UK-Effingham|f=t}} in October, 1925.
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==Bibliography==
Bellairs was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 October, 1932 and placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]].<ref>Bellairs Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|}} Unnumbered folio.</ref>
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==Service Records==
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Latest revision as of 14:50, 6 May 2024

Rear-Admiral Roger Mowbray Bellairs, C.B., C.M.G., Royal Navy (9 August, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Twickenham,[1] the son of army officer (later Lt. Gen.) Sir William Bellairs, K.C.M.G., C.B..[2]

Bellairs was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1904.[3]

He was married on 19 July, 1909 to Veronica Beatrice Wavell.[4]

Bellairs was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1912.[5]

Bellairs was appointed to Iron Duke in August, 1913 to serve as her torpedo officer and serving on Jellicoe's staff for War Staff duties.

Bellairs was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.[6]

He was in Iron Duke at the Battle of Jutland and remained in her until being transferred to the Queen Elizabeth on 16 February, 1917, remaining there until 1919, still offering support for his new Commander in Chief's War Staff.[7]

Post-War

Bellairs was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1920.[8]

Bellairs was appointed in command of the cruiser Effingham in October, 1925.

Bellairs was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 October, 1932 and placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[9]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John P. R. Marriott 		Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord
5 Nov, 1919[10] – late 1925[11] 		Succeeded by
Herbert Fitzherbert
Preceded by
Noel F. Laurence 		Captain of H.M.S. Effingham
5 Oct, 1925[12][13] – 1927[14] 		Succeeded by
Patrick Macnamara
Preceded by
Wilfrid A. Egerton 		Director of Plans
23 Jan, 1928[15][16] – 15 Dec, 1930[17] 		Succeeded by
John H. D. Cunningham
Preceded by
Andrew B. Cunningham 		Captain of H.M.S. Rodney
16 Dec, 1930[18][19] – c. Apr, 1932[20] 		Succeeded by
John C. Tovey
Preceded by
Alfred C. Dewar 		Head of the Historical Section
1 May, 1948 – 31 Aug, 1956[21] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
  2. ↑ "Marriages." The Times (London, England), 21 July 1909, p. 1.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 6.
  4. ↑ "Marriages." The Times (London, England), 20 July 1909, p. 13.
  5. ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
  6. ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
  7. ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
  8. ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
  9. ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
  10. ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
  11. ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 235.
  13. ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  14. ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  15. ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
  16. ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  17. ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 265.
  19. ↑ Bellairs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
  20. ↑ Superseded that month. Tovey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 131.
  21. ↑ Bellairs service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/116.

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