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[[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] '''Alan Ramsay Dewar''' (8 February, 1887 – 5 November, 1972) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
[[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] '''Alan Ramsay Dewar''' (8 February, 1887 – 5 November, 1972) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].


Dewar was the Gunnery Officer of {{UK-Hercules|f=p}} at Jutland<ref>{{vonSchoultzWTBBF}},  p. 131.</ref> and later in the war in {{UK-Warspite}}.  [[Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar|Kenneth Dewar]] and [[Alfred Charles Dewar]] were his older brothers.
Dewar was the Gunnery Officer of {{UK-Hercules|f=p}} at Jutland{{vonSchoultzWTBBF|p. 131}}.  [[Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar|Kenneth Dewar]] and [[Alfred Charles Dewar]] were his older brothers.


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Dewar was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1915.<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 297.</ref>
Dewar was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1915.<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 297.</ref>


Deward fought in ''Hercules'' at the [[Battle of Jutland]].  He quit her for {{UK-Warspite}} on 9 January, 1917.<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 297.</ref>
Dewar fought in ''Hercules'' at the [[Battle of Jutland]].  He quit her for {{UK-Warspite}} on 9 January, 1917.<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 297.</ref>


Dewar was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1918.<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 297.</ref>
Dewar was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1918.<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 297.</ref>
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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 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 {{UK-RoyalSovereign}} as gunnery officer from 10 April, 1922 through 8 April, 1924.<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 297.</ref>


Dewar served as Naval Attaché in Washington, D.C. in 1933.
Dewar served as Naval Attaché in Washington, D.C. in 1933.


Dewar was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 11 January, 1938.<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 297.</ref>
Dewar was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 11 January, 1938.<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.}} f. 297.</ref>
==Bibliography==
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==Service Records==
==Service Records==
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==See Also==
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* [[H.M.S. Hercules at the Battle of Jutland]]
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==Footnotes==
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Latest revision as of 23:31, 21 December 2024

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

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
Guy C. C. Royle 		Fleet Gunnery Officer, Atlantic Fleet
15 Apr, 1919[11] 		Succeeded by
Francis T. B. Tower
Preceded by
Edward O. Priestley 		Assistant Director of Naval Ordnance
23 Mar, 1927[12] – 20 Apr, 1928[13] 		Succeeded by
Frederick A. Buckley
Preceded by
George T. C. P. Swabey 		Deputy Director of Naval Ordnance
20 Apr, 1928[14] – 21 Sep, 1929[15] 		Succeeded by
Frank Elliott
Preceded by
John H. K. Clegg 		Captain of H.M.S. Mackay
16 Nov, 1929[16][17] – 10 Dec, 1931[18] 		Succeeded by
Edward B. Cloete
Preceded by
John H. K. Clegg 		Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla
16 Nov, 1929[19] – 10 Dec, 1931[20] 		Succeeded by
Edward B. Cloete
Preceded by
Patrick Macnamara 		Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C.
6 May, 1933[21] – 19 Jun, 1936[22] 		Succeeded by
Frederic C. Bradley
Preceded by
Algernon U. Willis 		Captain of H.M.S. Nelson
20 Aug, 1935[23] – Dec, 1937[24] 		Succeeded by
William T. Makeig-Jones

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ von Schoultz. p. 131.
  2. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
  3. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
  4. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
  5. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
  6. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
  7. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
  8. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
  9. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
  10. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 847-9.
  12. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/241. f. 297.
  13. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/241. f. 297.
  14. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/241. f. 297.
  15. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/241. f. 297.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 251.
  17. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/241. f. 297.
  18. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/241. f. 297.
  19. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/241. f. 297.
  20. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/241. f. 297.
  21. ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 297.
  22. ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 256.
  24. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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