Allied Warship Commanders

Stephen Harry Tolson Arliss DSO, RN

Born  11 Jul 1895
Died  6 Nov 1954(59)


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Ranks

15 May 1913 Mid.
15 Sep 1915 A/S.Lt.
15 May 1916 S.Lt.
15 Sep 1917 A/Lt.
15 Nov 1917 Lt.
15 Nov 1925 Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1931 Cdr.
30 Jun 1937 Capt.
5 Jul 1946 Rear-Admiral
1 May 1950 Vice-Admiral (retired)

Retired: 29 Nov 1949


Decorations

8 Jan 1942 DSO
1 Jan 1949 CB

Warship Commands listed for Stephen Harry Tolson Arliss, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMAS Napier (G 97)Capt.Destroyer28 Nov 19407 Nov 1942
HMS Berwick (65)Capt.Heavy cruiser10 Aug 194410 Feb 1946

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMAS Napier (G 97)


18 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Napier (Capt. S.H.T. Arliss, RN) departed Simonstown for Capetown where she was immediately docked. (1)

17 Mar 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Napier (Capt. S.H.T. Arliss, RN) and HMAS Nizam (Lt.Cdr. M.J. Clark, RAN) conducted torpedo firing exercises off Trincomalee. (2)

23 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Napier (Capt. S.H.T. Arliss, DSO, RN) is docked in the Duncan Dry Dock at the Bombay Dockyard. (3)

6 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMAS Napier (Capt. S.H.T. Arliss, DSO, RN) is undocked. (4)

5 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 1210C/5, HMAS Napier (Capt. S.H.T. Arliss, DSO, RN), arrived at Suez. (5)

Sources

  1. Report of proceedings of HMAS Nizam for April 1941
  2. Report of proceedings of HMAS Nizam for March 1942
  3. ADM 53/115497
  4. Report of proceedings of HMAS Nizam for May 1942
  5. ADM 53/115434

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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