| 词条 | Lionel Wells |
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|name=Sir Lionel Wells |image= |caption= |birth_date=28 November 1884 |death_date= 22 April 1965 |birth_place= West Bromwich, West Midlands, England |death_place= |placeofburial= |nickname= |allegiance= United Kingdom |branch= Royal Navy |serviceyears= |rank= Admiral |unit= |commands= HMS Diomede HMS Eagle Orkneys and Shetlands Command |battles= First World War Second World War |awards= Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |relations= |laterwork= }} Admiral Sir Lionel Victor Wells KCB, DSO (28 November 1884 – 22 April 1965) was a Royal Navy officer who became Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands. Naval careerWells joined the Royal Navy as a cadet on 15 September 1899.[1] Promoted to captain on 31 December 1924, he was given command of the cruiser HMS Diomede in 1929. He joined the staff at the Royal Naval War College in 1931 and became captain of the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle in 1933 before going on to be Director of the Tactical School in 1935 and Rear-Admiral 3rd Carrier Squadron in 1937. He served in the Second World War as Vice-Admiral, Aircraft carriers from 1939 and as Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands from January 1943 before retiring in 1944. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.admirals.org.uk/admirals/individual.php?RecNo=122|title=Vice Admiral Sir Lionel Victor Wells KCB, DSO|accessdate=26 November 2016|publisher=admirals.org.uk}} }}{{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{succession box | title=Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands | before=Sir Hugh Binney | after=Sir Henry Harwood| years=January 1943 – October 1943}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Wells, Lionel}} 5 : 1884 births|1965 deaths|Royal Navy admirals|Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath|Companions of the Distinguished Service Order |
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