Cecil Ponsonby Talbot

Sir Cecil Ponsonby Talbot
Born	31 August 1884
Died	17 March 1970 (aged 85) Penberth, Cornwall
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Vice Admiral
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Bar

Vice Admiral Sir Cecil Ponsonby Talbot KCB KBE DSO & Bar (31 August 1884 – 17 March 1970) was a senior Royal Navy officer.

Naval career

Born on 31 August 1884 and educated at Bedford School, Talbot served in the Royal Navy during the First World War becoming commanding officer of the submarine HMS J5 in May 1916 and of the passenger ship HMS Ambrose in September 1918.^[1] He was appointed Aide-de-camp to King George V and became commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Inconstant in July 1921, of the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes in July 1925 and of the battlecruiser HMS Renown in April 1929.^[2] He went on to be Director of Naval Equipment at the Admiralty in 1932 and Rear Admiral, Submarines in 1934.^[3]

Talbot became Director of Dockyards at the Admiralty in 1937 and continued in that role throughout Second World War until he retired in 1946.^[4] He died in Penberth, Cornwall on 17 March 1970.^[5]

Family

In 1912 Talbot married Bridget Bradshaw; they had three sons and one daughter.^[5]

References

1. "Cecil Ponsonby Talbot". Maritime Quest. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
2. "Captains commanding Royal Navy Warships" (PDF). Retrieved 6 September 2015.
3. "Senior Royal Navy Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 6 September 2015.
4. TALBOT, Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Ponsonby : Who's Who
5. "Cecil Ponsonby Talbot". The Peerage.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.