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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
Apps was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 9 November, 1919.<ref>Apps Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/147/518.|}} f. 518.</ref>
The son of B. C. Apps, Esq. transferred into the Royal Navy from the R.N.R. on 26 September 1918.  He was re-appointed in the {{UK-Zubian|f=t}}, where he had been serving since at least 6 August.<ref>Apps Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/147/518.|}} f. 518.</ref>
 
Apps was appointed to the {{UK-Monarch|f=t}} in April, 1919 and promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 9 November, 1919.<ref>Apps Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/147/518.|}} f. 518.</ref>
 
On 18 April 1920 he was appointed to ''Dolphin'' for instruction in submarines.


Apps was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 9 November, 1927.<ref>Apps Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/147/518.|}} f. 518.</ref>
Apps was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 9 November, 1927.<ref>Apps Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/147/518.|}} f. 518.</ref>


On 8 January, 1932 Apps was placed in command of Group "Y" Submarines in Reserve at Portsmouth, which was then three [["L" Class Submarine (1917)|"L" class boats]].{{NLJan33|p. 250}}  On 1 June, 1933, he was placed in command of a different group of submarines in reserve that I have yet to identify.{{NavAppts|31 May 1933, p. 4}}
On 8 January, 1932 Apps was placed in command of Group "Y" Submarines in Reserve at Portsmouth, which was then three [["L" Class Submarine (1917)|"L" class boats]].{{NLJan33|p. 250}}  On 1 June, 1933, he was placed in command of a different group of submarines in reserve under H.M.S. ''Pigmy'' that I have yet to identify.{{NavAppts|31 May 1933, p. 4}} This assignment lasted just one month.


Later in 1933 he reverted to General Service, rather than Submarine Service.<ref>Apps Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/147/518.|}} f. 518.</ref>
Later in 1933 he reverted to General Service, rather than Submarine Service.  He was appointed to {{UK-Effingham}}, additional, on 18 December, 1933.<ref>Apps Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/147/518.|}} f. 518.</ref>


Apps was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 18 January, 1934 and promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 9 February, 1937.
Apps was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 18 January, 1934 and promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 9 February, 1937.
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Latest revision as of 23:04, 3 December 2024

Commander (retired) John Pollington Apps, D.S.C. (9 February, 1897 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of B. C. Apps, Esq. transferred into the Royal Navy from the R.N.R. on 26 September 1918. He was re-appointed in the destroyer Zubian, where he had been serving since at least 6 August.[1]

Apps was appointed to the battleship Monarch in April, 1919 and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 9 November, 1919.[2]

On 18 April 1920 he was appointed to Dolphin for instruction in submarines.

Apps was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 9 November, 1927.[3]

On 8 January, 1932 Apps was placed in command of Group "Y" Submarines in Reserve at Portsmouth, which was then three "L" class boats.[4] On 1 June, 1933, he was placed in command of a different group of submarines in reserve under H.M.S. Pigmy that I have yet to identify.[5] This assignment lasted just one month.

Later in 1933 he reverted to General Service, rather than Submarine Service. He was appointed to Effingham, additional, on 18 December, 1933.[6]

Apps was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 18 January, 1934 and promoted to the rank of Commander on 9 February, 1937.

World War II

D.S.C. for his work on Norway landings.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Thomas E. K. Donaldson 		Captain of H.M.S. R 10
18 Nov, 1926[7] – 14 Dec, 1927 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Thomas Yeoman 		Captain of H.M.S. L 16
16 Jun, 1930[8] – 5 Dec, 1930[9] 		Succeeded by
Henry L. S. Baker
Preceded by
Thomas Yeoman 		Captain of H.M.S. L 22
8 Jan, 1932[10] – 1 Jun, 1933 		Succeeded by
Robert C. S. Garwood
Preceded by
Garth H. F. Owles 		Captain of H.M.S. L 52
8 Jan, 1932[11] – 1 Jun, 1933[12] 		Succeeded by
Hugo M. C. Ionides
Preceded by
Cyril J. Firth 		Captain of H.M.S. L 6
8 Jan, 1932[13] – 1 Jun, 1933 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Frank H. P. Maurice 		Captain of H.M.S. Ross
c. Feb, 1939[14] – 5 Aug, 1940[15] 		Succeeded by
Kenneth A. Gadd

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Apps Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/518. f. 518.
  2. ↑ Apps Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/518. f. 518.
  3. ↑ Apps Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/518. f. 518.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
  5. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 31 May 1933, p. 4.
  6. ↑ Apps Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/518. f. 518.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 261.
  8. ↑ Apps Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/518. f. 518.
  9. ↑ Apps Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/518. f. 518.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
  12. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 31 May 1933, p. 4.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
  14. ↑ Apps Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/518. f. 518.
  15. ↑ Apps Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/518. f. 518.

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