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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
He was appointed in command of H.M.S. ''Windflower'' on 1 December, 1919.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 1 December, 1919. Issue '''42271''', col C, pg. 20.</ref> | |||
Preston was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 2 April, 1930, vice Grace.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33596/pages/2327 no. 33596. p. 2327.] 11 April, 1930.</ref> | Preston was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 2 April, 1930, vice Grace.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33596/pages/2327 no. 33596. p. 2327.] 11 April, 1930.</ref> | ||
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Admiral SIR Lionel George Preston, K.C.B., Royal Navy (27 September, 1875 – 21 September, 1971) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was appointed in command of H.M.S. Windflower on 1 December, 1919.[1]
Preston was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 April, 1930, vice Grace.[2]
On 19 January, 1933 Preston succeeded Air Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham as Commandant, Imperial Defence College.[3] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 28 February, 1934.[4]
Preston was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 16 January, 1935.[5]
Preston died on 21 September, 1971 at Dunstable aged ninety-five.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 1 December, 1919. Issue 42271, col C, pg. 20.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33596. p. 2327. 11 April, 1930.
- ↑ "Flag Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 19 August, 1932. Issue 46216, col B, pg. 15.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 34029. p. 1425. 2 March, 1934.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 34125. p. 458. 18 January, 1935.
Bibliography
- "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Friday, 24 September, 1971. Issue 58281, col C, pg. 24.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
