Percy Noble Taylor
Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Percy Noble Taylor, D.S.C., R.N.R. ( – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Taylor was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on
Commanded an armed trawler in Auxiliary Patrol Area XIV from an uncertain date in late 1915, being on the books of Dreel Castle.[1]
On 15 April 1916 he was admitted to Plymouth Hospital, suffering from plurisy. He was found fit on the 28th.[2]
Taylor was cautioned following a collision between a trawler and a collier transport on 25 May 1916.[3]
On 1 February 1917, Taylor was appointed in command of a group of net drifters in Auxiliary Patrol Area XIII and for minesweeping duties.[4]
Taylor was promoted to the rank of Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 30 June, 1919.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Bootle 29 Jul, 1918[6] – 12 Sep, 1918[7] |
Succeeded by Bernard L. Parker |
| Preceded by Bernard L. Parker |
Captain of H.M.S. Pontefract 12 Sep, 1918[8] – Oct, 1918[9] |
Succeeded by James A. Chalmers |
| Preceded by F. C. Guy St. Clair |
Captain of H.M.S. Melton Oct, 1918[10] – 1919[Fact Check] |
Succeeded by Harold R. W. Turnor |
Footnotes
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/37/559. f. 285.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/37/559. f. 285.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/37/559. f. 285.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/37/559. f. 285.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/37/559. f. 285.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/37/559. f. 285.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/37/559. f. 285.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/37/559. f. 285.
- ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/37/559. f. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 845.
