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Revision as of 23:32, 24 July 2017
Commander Andrew Lancelot Besant, C.B.E., R.N., Retired (10 August, 1895 – ) was an submarine officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Besant gained no time on passing out of the Training Establishment on 15 May, 1913.
Besant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1917.[1]
Post-War
On 5 August, 1920, Besant was placed in command of four "H" class boats in reserve submarine group "F" at Portland: H 21, H 25, H 26 and H 29.[2]
Besant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1925.[3]
Besant was appointed in command of the "P" class submarine Pandora on 30 January, 1930. Some time later that year, a leading cook named Dewey was lost when because he'd not gotten below before the submarine dived. The Admiralty found Besant to blame for having failed to ensure that men he'd permitted on deck had gotten below before submerging. A Court Martial, for this or another incident, proved charges against Besant of having by negligence or default hazarded Pandora. He was severely reprimanded. In February, 1931 he was superseded in Pandora. In April, he was placed in command of X1.[4]
Shortly after being superseded in command of X 1, Besant reverted to General (as opposed to Submarine) Service on 21 January, 1932 and was appointed to Portsmouth to being a year on training duties.[5]
In 1933, Besant was appointed to Hong Kong. This was followed by various staff appointments and a temporary appointment in Durban.
World War II
Besant started on the staff of the Flag Officer in Charge, Greenock.
Though Besant was placed on the Retired List on account of age with the rank of Commander on 10 August, 1940, he continued to work at a wide variety of appointments through the end of the war. On 6 April, 1943, he was gazetted for a mention in despatches for his "bravery and skill in the hazardous operations in which the Allied Forces were landed in North Africa." He was awarded a C.B.E. for distinguished service in the war in Europe, gazetted 11 December, 1945.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Alexander McG. McCulloch |
Captain of H.M.S. H 21 5 Aug, 1920[7] – 3 Jan, 1921[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. H 29 5 Aug, 1920[9] – 3 Jan, 1921[10] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Walter S. Carson |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. H 25 5 Aug, 1920[11] – 3 Jan, 1921[12] |
Succeeded by Robert C. C. Roe |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. H 26 5 Aug, 1920[13] – 3 Jan, 1921[14] |
Succeeded by George C. P. Menzies |
| Preceded by Arthur E. Hodgson |
Captain of H.M.S. H 33 3 Jan, 1921[15] – Jan, 1922[16] |
Succeeded by John H. Macnair |
| Preceded by Leslie H. Ashmore |
Captain of H.M.S. L 52 7 Feb, 1922[17] |
Succeeded by Frank D. Morris |
| Preceded by Robert N. Stopford |
Captain of H.M.S. L 15 10 Apr, 1923[18] |
Succeeded by George C. P. Menzies |
| Preceded by Edward M. Loly |
Captain of H.M.S. L 25 15 Dec, 1926[19] – 1 Sep, 1927[20] |
Succeeded by Thomas I. S. Bell |
| Preceded by Edward M. C. Barraclough |
Captain of H.M.S. X1 9 Apr, 1931[21] – 30 Dec, 1931[22] |
Succeeded by John D. A. Musters |
Footnotes
- ↑ Besant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/44. f. 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a.
- ↑ Besant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Besant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Besant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Besant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/44. f. 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a.
- ↑ Besant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/44. f. 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a.
- ↑ Besant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/44. f. 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a.
- ↑ Besant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/44. f. 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a.
- ↑ Besant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Besant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Besant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Besant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/44. f. 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 250. This command is not indicated in his Service Record.
- ↑ Besant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Besant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Besant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Besant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/44. f. 44.
