Geoffrey Meredyth Keble Keble-White, RN
| Born | 7 Apr 1895 | Great Saxham. Suffolk, England | |
| Died | 2 Jun 1961 | (66) | Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| Ranks
Retired: 5 Jul 1945 Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Geoffrey Meredyth Keble Keble-White, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Medway (F 25) | Capt. | Submarine Depot Ship | 24 Feb 1939 | 8 Aug 1940 |
| HMS Ramillies (07) | Capt. | Battleship | 16 Mar 1943 | 1 Aug 1943 |
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Battleship HMS Ramillies (07)
30 Apr 1943
HMS Ramillies (Capt. G.M.K. Keble-White, RN) is berthed in No.10 graving dock at the Devonport Dockyard. She does not seem to have been docked down. (1)
10 May 1943
HMS Ramillies (Capt. G.M.K. Keble-White, RN) left No.10 graving dock at the Devonport Dockyard. (2)
4 Jun 1943
Around 1600B/4, the battleship HMS Ramillies (Capt. G.M.K. Keble-White, RN) departed Plymouth for Greenock. She is escorted by the destroyers ORP Orkan (Kmdr.por. (Cdr.) S. Hryniewiecki), HMCS Iroquois (Cdr. W.B.L. Holms, RCN) and the escort destroyer HMS Wensleydale (Lt. W.P. Goodfellow, RNVR).
Around 1935B/4, ORP Orkan and HMCS Iroquois parted company.
Around 0630B/5, HMS Ramillies and HMS Wensleydale arrived at Greenock. (3)
15 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ramillies (Capt. G.M.K. Keble-White, RN) conducted D/G trials off Helensburg followed by speed trials on the Arran measured mile. (3)
16 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ramillies (Capt. G.M.K. Keble-White, RN) conducted HA gunnery exercises and exercises with torpedo aircraft in the Clyde area. (3)
17 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ramillies (Capt. G.M.K. Keble-White, RN) conducted gunnery exercises and exercises with torpedo aircraft in the Clyde area. (3)
20 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1400B/20, HMS Ramillies (Capt. G.M.K. Keble-White, RN) departed Greenock for Scapa Flow.
Around 1800B/20, the destroyers HMS Milne (Capt. I.M.R. Campbell, DSO, RN), HMS Mahratta (Lt.Cdr. E.A.F. Drought, DSC, RN) and HMS Musketeer (Cdr. E.N.V. Currey, DSC, RN) joined.
They arrived at Scapa Flow around 1715B/21. (3)
30 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
During 30 June / 1 July 1943, HMS Ramillies (Capt. G.M.K. Keble-White, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Scapa Flow. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Roebuck (Cdr. J.T. Lean, DSO, RN), HMS Opportune (Cdr. J. Lee-Barber, DSO and Bar, RN) and the escort destroyer HMS Middleton (Lt. C.S. Battersby, RN). (4)
7 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ramillies (Capt. G.M.K. Keble-White, RN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. She is escorted by the destroyers HMS Roebuck (Cdr. J.T. Lean, DSO, RN), HMS Savage (Cdr. R.C. Gordon, DSO, RN) and HMS Grenville (Lt.Cdr. R.P. Hill, DSO, RN). (5)
9 Jul 1943
Around 0245B/9, HMS Ramillies (Capt. G.M.K. Keble-White, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Rosyth where she arrived around 1730B/9. She is escorted by the destroyers HMS Roebuck (Cdr. J.T. Lean, DSO, RN) and HMS Brilliant (Lt. J. Smallwood, RN) which subsequently returned to Scapa Flow after having parted company near May Island.
At Rosyth HMS Ramillies is taken in hand for repairs at the Rosyth Dockyard. (5)
30 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2045B/30, HMS Ramillies (Capt. G.M.K. Keble-White, RN) departed Rosyth for Greenock where she arrived around 1015B/1.
She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Roebuck (Cdr. J.T. Lean, DSO, RN) and HMS Quality (Lt.Cdr. G.L. Farnfield, DSO, RN). (6)
Sources
- ADM 53/118399
- ADM 53/118400
- ADM 53/118401
- ADM 53/118401 + ADM 53/118402
- ADM 53/118402
- ADM 53/118402 + ADM 53/118403
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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