The Papers of Lieutenant-Commander Ronald de Sausmarez

Ronald de Sausmarez was born in 1880 or 1881. He married Nora Frances Pasbach in 1947.

He joined the Royal Navy and served as a Midshipman in HMS Royal Arthur, from 1897. He was promoted acting Sub-Lieutenant in HMS Blake, from 1901. He served as a Lieutenant in HMS Formidable, 1903-4, and HMS Psyche, from 1904. In 1908, he was placed on the retired list. He joined HM Naval Base, Holyhead, to plan offensive measures against submarines, March 1918. He was promoted to the acting rank of Commander and appointed Senior Naval Officer of the base, August 1918-19.

He died at his home in East Molesey, Surrey, on 30 September 1973.

Papers about HM Naval Base, Holyhead

With caricatures and a photograph

The papers were given to Churchill Archives Centre by Ronald de Sausmarez's widow, Nora, in 1979.

The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Churchill Archives Centre is open from Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm. A prior appointment and two forms of identification are required.

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Please cite as Churchill Archives Centre, The Papers of Lieutenant-Commander Ronald de Sausmarez, RDSA

Copies of the collection level description and catalogue are available for consultation at Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge, the National Register of Archives, London, and on the Janus website http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk.

This collection level description was prepared by Sophie Bridges, April 2005. The collection has been catalogued. Biographical information was obtained from "The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985".