NEW FIRST MEMBER
COMMONWEALTH NAVAL BOARD (Received September 6, 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, September 5. Vice-Admiral Ragnar Colvin, has been appointed first member of tha Commonwealth Naval Board, and sails by the Orontes on September 25. Vice-Admiral Ragnar Musgrave Colvin entered the Navy in 1896 and became a captain in 1917 and rearadmiral in 1929, being promoted viceadmiral three years ago. He served with the Grand Fleet at Jutland, was Assistant-Director of the plans division of the Naval Staff in 1918-19, was ■in the Mediterranean anc Black Sea in 1919-21, and wrs Chief of Staff of the Home Fleet in 1930-32. For a period he was naval attache at the British Embassy in Tokio. In "1932-33 he was rear-admiral with the 2nd Battle Squadron, and in 1934 was appointed to the command of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Bj special arrancement Reuler's world service. In addition to other Bpeelal sources of Information Is U3ed In the compilation of th» overseas Intelligence published in this Issue, and all rights therein In Australia and New Zealand are reserved.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 58, 6 September 1937, Page 9
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175NEW FIRST MEMBER Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 58, 6 September 1937, Page 9
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