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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Field was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1906. | Field was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1906. | ||
Field was appointed {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-TB052|f=t}} on 7 September, 1911.{{NLMar13|p. 401''a''}} | |||
Field was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1914.{{NLDec16|p. 47}} | Field was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1914.{{NLDec16|p. 47}} | ||
Field was appointed in command of the {{UK-Winchester|f=t}} on 5 April, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 944}} | |||
Field was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1918. | Field was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1918. | ||
==Post-War== | |||
On 25 August, 1920, Field was appointed in command of the {{UK-Vesper|f=t}}.{{NLDec20|p. 883}} | |||
Field was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 January, 1923. | Field was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 January, 1923. | ||
Revision as of 21:08, 16 August 2017
Captain (retired) John Lanison Field (1 August, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Navy. It is possible that his middle name was spelled "Lainson", as it appears in one service record.
Life & Career
Field was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1906.
Field was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 052 on 7 September, 1911.[1]
Field was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1914.[2]
Field was appointed in command of the destroyer Winchester on 5 April, 1918.[3]
Field was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918.
Post-War
On 25 August, 1920, Field was appointed in command of the destroyer Vesper.[4]
Field was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 January, 1923.
Field was promoted to the rank of Captain on the Retired List on 1 August, 1929.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hugh T. Prichard |
Captain of H.M.S. Minstrel 22 Nov, 1915[5] – 20 Sep, 1917 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Evelyn C. O. Thomson |
Captain of H.M.S. Petard 1 Jan, 1917 – 5 Apr, 1918 |
Succeeded by Clement L. Long |
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