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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| + | Pearson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 October, 1900.<ref>Pearson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 486.</ref> | ||
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| + | Pearson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1912.<ref>Pearson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 486.</ref> | ||
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| + | Pearson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Pearson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 486.</ref> | ||
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Pearson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Glory|f=tp}} in January, 1918. | Pearson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Glory|f=tp}} in January, 1918. | ||
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| + | He wa appointed in command of {{UK-KingGeorgeV}} in February 1923. | ||
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| + | Pearson was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 21 May, 1929.<ref>Pearson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 486.</ref> | ||
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| + | Pearson was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 31 March, 1931.<ref>Pearson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 486.</ref> | ||
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| + | Pearson was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 11 February, 1934.<ref>Pearson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 486.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 16:35, 28 May 2015
Vice-Admiral John Lewis Pearson, C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (8 June, 1878 – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Contents
Life & Career
Pearson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 October, 1900.[1]
Pearson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1912.[2]
Pearson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1917.[3]
Pearson was appointed in command of the battleship H.M.S. Glory in January, 1918.
Post-War
He wa appointed in command of King George V in February 1923.
Pearson was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 21 May, 1929.[4]
Pearson was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 31 March, 1931.[5]
Pearson was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 11 February, 1934.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Robert W. Glennie |
Captain of H.M.S. Glory Jan, 1918[7] |
Succeeded by Geoffrey Hopwood |
| Preceded by Bertram S. Thesiger |
Captain of H.M.S. King George V Feb, 1923[8] |
Succeeded by Arthur K. Betty |
| Preceded by Victor G. Gurner |
Commodore in Charge at Hong Kong ? – Dec, 1928[9] |
Succeeded by Richard A. S. Hill |
Footnotes
- ↑ Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 486.
- ↑ Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 486.
- ↑ Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 486.
- ↑ Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 486.
- ↑ Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 486.
- ↑ Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 486.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Successor appointed that date. Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 146.
