| Accession Number | P03014.015 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Film original transparency (positive) other |
| Maker |
Monro, Ronald Keith |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Portrait of Vice Admiral Sir Guy Charles Cecil Royle KCB, CMG, first member of the Australian ...
Description
Portrait of Vice Admiral Sir Guy Charles Cecil Royle KCB, CMG, first member of the Australian Commonwealth Naval Board and Chief of the Naval Staff. Between 1924 and 1934, after service in the First World War, Royle held the post of naval attaché in the British Embassy, Tokyo and became a specialist in the field of naval aviation. In 1933 he commanded the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious for a year, followed by two years as Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty, London. He took the appointment of Vice-Admiral Commanding Aircraft Carriers from 1937 to 1939, and returned to sea duty commanding the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, between 1939 and 1940. He then took a position in the Admiralty again, as Fifth Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Service between 1940 and 1941. He was knighted in 1941 and in June 1941, he was appointed to the position of Chief of the Naval Air Service of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) until 1945. He retired from the RAN in 1946 and was appointed Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod and from 1948 was Secretary to the Lord Great Chamberlain. He died on 4 January 1954, aged 69.