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Barron was appointed in command of the {{UK-Wolsey|f=t}} on 18 April, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 945}} | Barron was appointed in command of the {{UK-Wolsey|f=t}} on 18 April, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 945}} | ||
Revision as of 21:36, 23 May 2017
Commander John Ouchterlony Barron, D.S.O., M.V.O. (5 October, 1882 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Reigate and raised by his mother Louis Bridget Barron, John Barron received eight months' time on passing out of Britannia.
Barron was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1903.[1]
Barron had impressed his superiors as a modest Francophone and a reliable officer with a very good physique by 1910.
Barron was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1911.[2]
Barron was appointed in command of the destroyer Acasta on 21 November, 1912.[3] He fought in her at the Scarborough Raid and at the Battle of Jutland, operating as part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla and suffering heavy damage.[4]
Barron was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1916.[5]
By June, 1917, Captain Arthur Dutton appraised Barron as a "[g]ood Cd O of a destroyer, but had too much of it."[6]
Barron was appointed in command of the destroyer Wolsey on 18 April, 1918.[7]
Post-War
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon his relief on 9 August, 1922.[8]
In October 1923, a Receiving Order of Bankruptcy was made against Barron at Portsmouth Court. Worse turns awaited him, however, as he was removed from the list of retired officers on 15 February, 1927 as a consequence of his conviction on a charge of embezzlement committed against his employer, the British Legion Poppy Factory, Ltd.. Barron was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment in "Second Division [?]".[9]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edward H. F. Boughey |
Captain of H.M.S. Hardy 29 Apr, 1908 – 15 Jun, 1908 |
Succeeded by Richard M. King |
| Preceded by Arthur Henniker-Heaton |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 20 1910 – 15 Feb, 1911 |
Succeeded by Henry D. Pridham-Wippell |
| Preceded by Henry D. Pridham-Wippell |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 29 15 Feb, 1911[10] – 21 Nov, 1912 |
Succeeded by Philip W. S. King |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Acasta 21 Nov, 1912[11] – 7 Jun, 1916 |
Succeeded by John A. P. Legh |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Nizam 7 Jun, 1916[12] – 4 Oct, 1916 |
Succeeded by Gerald H. Thomson |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Restless 4 Oct, 1916 – 14 Jun, 1917 |
Succeeded by Michael K. H. Kennedy |
| Preceded by William W. Wilson |
Captain of H.M.S. Owl 11 Jul, 1917[13] – 15 Oct, 1917 |
Succeeded by Arthur H. S. Casswell |
| Preceded by Basil W. L. Owen |
Captain of H.M.S. Onslaught 26 Oct, 1917 – 26 Nov, 1917 |
Succeeded by Hamilton E. Snepp |
| Preceded by John J. C. Ridley |
Captain of H.M.S. Mindful 26 Nov, 1917 – 18 Apr, 1918 |
Succeeded by Horace Walker |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Wolsey 18 Apr, 1918[14] – 1 Jan, 1921 |
Succeeded by Hamilton C. Allen |
| Preceded by Gerald C. Harrison |
Captain of H.M.S. Rocket 1 Mar, 1921 – 1 Jun, 1921 |
Succeeded by Alfred G. Peace |
| Preceded by Alfred G. Peace |
Captain of H.M.S. Ready 15 Jun, 1921 – 22 Feb, 1922 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 5.
- ↑ Barron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/10. f. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 266.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 14, 18, 34, 44.
- ↑ Barron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/10. f. 214.
- ↑ Barron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/10. f. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 945.
- ↑ Barron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/10. f. 214.
- ↑ Barron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/10. f. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 391.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 396g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 396d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 901.
