New British naval attaché in Italy in 1938

In his letter No. 105/39 dated 30 January 1939 to the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine reported the German naval attaché in Italy that the British naval attaché in Italy captain Bevan (1) was replaced by captain Bowyer-Smith.(2) Bevan had been stationed at Rome for 2.5 year, follows now a course of 3 months at London and was probably to get the command over a ship in the Mediterranean.

Notes

1. Robert Hesketh Bevan (26 May 1892 Alton-28 October 1964) naval attaché2 August 1936-October 1938.

2. Sir Philip Bowyer-Smith (4 February 1894 Sydney, Australia-29 November 1978 London, England), naval attaché at Perth 1938-1940, commanding officer of the Australian cruiser HMAS Perth 6 June 1940-1 September 1941.

Source

Bundesarchive. RM 12-II/195. German naval attaché in Italy.