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{{LieutRN}} '''Frederick Michael O'Connor''', (28 March, 1894 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{LieutRN}} '''Frederick Michael O'Connor''', (28 March, 1894 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. He started as a Warrant Officer and made Lieutenant. However, despite this, his Service Record has some uncommonly derogatory descriptions of his value in the service. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
O'Connor was promoted to the rank of acting Warrant Officer on | O'Connor was promoted to the rank of acting Warrant Officer on 23 August, 1920.<ref>O'Connor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/384.|}} f. 384.</ref> | ||
O'Connor was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on | |||
- | In 1922, he was described as "rather lacking in ability & previous experience & does not show much power of cd. over men. Nice character, very quiet temperament, does not exhibit much keenness or energy...""<ref>O'Connor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/384.|}} f. 384.</ref> | ||
O'Connor was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 December, 1923.<ref>O'Connor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/384.|}} f. 384.</ref> | |||
In 1925, he was noted by Captain [[Robert Arthur Hornell|Hornell]] as "reserved & a bachelor. No great powers of leadership, but in a quiet way commands respect."<ref>O'Connor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/384.|}} f. 384.</ref> | |||
Having "disappeared" (an unusual note in a Service Record) on 19 February, 1930, he failed to join {{UK-Resolution}} when appointed ("enquiries being instituted..."), and he was removed from the ''Navy List'' on 30 October, 1930. A recent evaluation in his record states that he "has no ambition."<ref>O'Connor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/384.|}} f. 384.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Beauchamp Arbuthnot Francis|Beauchamp A. Francis]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain of H.M.S. ''PC 73'''''</small>|'''[[H.M.S. PC 73 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Dart'']]'''<br>31 May, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 230}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Keith Adam|Charles K. Adam]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Beauchamp Arbuthnot Francis|Beauchamp A. Francis]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain of H.M.S. ''PC 73'''''</small>|'''[[H.M.S. PC 73 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Dart'']]'''<br>31 May, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 230}} – Jan, 1930<ref>O'Connor Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/384.|}} f. 384.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Keith Adam|Charles K. Adam]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:55, 7 April 2022
Lieutenant Frederick Michael O'Connor, (28 March, 1894 – ) served in the Royal Navy. He started as a Warrant Officer and made Lieutenant. However, despite this, his Service Record has some uncommonly derogatory descriptions of his value in the service.
Life & Career
O'Connor was promoted to the rank of acting Warrant Officer on 23 August, 1920.[1]
In 1922, he was described as "rather lacking in ability & previous experience & does not show much power of cd. over men. Nice character, very quiet temperament, does not exhibit much keenness or energy...""[2]
O'Connor was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 December, 1923.[3]
In 1925, he was noted by Captain Hornell as "reserved & a bachelor. No great powers of leadership, but in a quiet way commands respect."[4]
Having "disappeared" (an unusual note in a Service Record) on 19 February, 1930, he failed to join Resolution when appointed ("enquiries being instituted..."), and he was removed from the Navy List on 30 October, 1930. A recent evaluation in his record states that he "has no ambition."[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Beauchamp A. Francis as Captain of H.M.S. PC 73 |
Captain of H.M.S. Dart 31 May, 1927[6] – Jan, 1930[7] |
Succeeded by Charles K. Adam |
Footnotes
- ↑ O'Connor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/384. f. 384.
- ↑ O'Connor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/384. f. 384.
- ↑ O'Connor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/384. f. 384.
- ↑ O'Connor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/384. f. 384.
- ↑ O'Connor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/384. f. 384.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 230.
- ↑ O'Connor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/384. f. 384.
