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Revision as of 16:34, 8 August 2018
Rear-Admiral Alan Ramsay Dewar (8 February, 1887 – 5 November, 1972) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Dewar was the Gunnery Officer of H.M.S. Hercules at Jutland[1]. Kenneth Dewar and Alfred Charles Dewar were his older brothers.
Life & Career
Dewar was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1906 in the midst of a stint in command of the destroyer Foyle[2]
He served as gunnery officer in Formidable from 30 April 1912 to 6 January, 1914 when he moved to Hercules.
Dewar was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1915.[3]
Dewar fought in Hercules at the Battle of Jutland. He quit her for Warspite on 9 January, 1917.[4]
Dewar was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918.[5]
Dewar was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1920.[6]
Dewar married Valentine Ford, the daughter of Mrs. Ford and the late Mr. James Johnston Ford at St. Baldred's Church, North Berwick on 18 October, 1923.
Dewar served in Royal Sovereign as gunnery officer from 10 April, 1922 through 8 April, 1924.[7]
Dewar served as Naval Attaché in Washington, D.C. in 1933.
Dewar was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 11 January, 1938.[8]
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/143.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/126.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/92.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/50.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles W. G. Crawford |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 107 Jun, 1906[9] – late Jun, 1906[10] |
Succeeded by Lionel G. Preston |
| Preceded by Francis T. B. Tower |
Assistant Director of Naval Ordnance 23 Mar, 1927[11] – 20 Apr, 1928[12] |
Succeeded by Frederick A. Buckley |
| Preceded by George T. C. P. Swabey |
Deputy Director of Naval Ordnance 20 Apr, 1928[13] – 21 Sep, 1929[14] |
Succeeded by Frank Elliott |
| Preceded by John H. K. Clegg |
Captain of H.M.S. Mackay 16 Nov, 1929[15][16] – 10 Dec, 1931[17] |
Succeeded by Edward B. Cloete |
| Preceded by John H. K. Clegg |
Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla 16 Nov, 1929[18] – 10 Dec, 1931[19] |
Succeeded by Edward B. Cloete |
| Preceded by Patrick Macnamara |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C. 6 May, 1933[20] – 19 Jun, 1936[21] |
Succeeded by Frederic C. Bradley |
| Preceded by Algernon U. Willis |
Captain of H.M.S. Nelson 20 Aug, 1935[22] – Dec, 1937[23] |
Succeeded by William T. Makeig-Jones |
Footnotes
- ↑ von Schoultz. p. 131.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/241. f. 297.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/241. f. 297.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/241. f. 297.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/241. f. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 251.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/241. f. 297.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/241. f. 297.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/241. f. 297.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/241. f. 297.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
- ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 256.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
