Description: ORIGINAL AUTHENTIC PERIOD ITEM NOT A MODERN COPY NOT A REPRODUCTION Rare Vintage PORTRAIT Eric Ritchie BentRear-Admiral Eric Ritchie Bent, C.B., D.S.C., Royal Navy (26 September, 1888 – 9 June, 1949) served in the Royal Navy. Bent was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 November, 1908. Bent was appointed to Excellent on 5 August, 1912 to qualify for gunnery duties On 15 July, 1914, he was appointed to Ocean to act as gunnery officer,[3] remaining in her until being transferred to Queen Elizabeth on 8 April, 1915. Some time later in 1915, he was again a gunnery officer, this time in Prince George. He remained there until being appointed as gunnery officer in Albion on 17 February, 1916. By March, however, he was Lieutenant (G) in Agamemnon. Bent was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 November, 1916 Finally discharged from Agamemnon in January, 1918, he was briefly at Pembroke for gunnery duties and then on 3 May appointed as Lieutenant-Commander (G) in Superb, where he would be for less than one month, as he served as gunnery officer in Hercules from 27 May, 1918 until 29 January, 1919. Post-WarBent was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1919. Bent was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1927. Bent was appointed in command of the light cruiser Champion in October, 1928. On 20 September, 1937, Bent was appointed Chief of Staff and Maintenance Captain to Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. He was superseded on 9 January, 1939 and was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral the following day. World War IIOn 14 February, 1941, Bent was appointed Rear-Admiral (Operations) to the Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. On 17 May, this was altered to Chief of Staff to C-in-C, Plymouth. This appointment was terminated WHY ? on 25 April, 1942 and Bent reverted to the Retired List the next day See Also STORAGE MILITARY CLEAR BOX A7 large
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