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Leonard Chichester Rideal

Rank Lieutenant
Born 27/08/1891 London Chelsea

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HMS Orion

Class Orion Class Battleship

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School Grammar School, 25 West Street Enlistment 15/01/1904 Next of kin address England More info Sub Lt 15/9/11, Lt 15/12/12, Lt(E) 15/8/14. Passed preliminary German in April 1913. In 1918 certified unfit for engineering duties owing to deafness. Married Marta E Ekelund in Stockholm 1919. Retired 23/6/20, promoted to Cdr (Retd) 27/8/31. Granted Board of Trade Master's Certificate 1/7/21. Rejoined Feb 1940 and served with Naval Intelligence in WW2.