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'''Robert Neale Lawson''', C.B., Royal Navy, was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{RearRN}} '''Robert Neale Lawson''', C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (8 March, 1873 – 11 August, 1945) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Robert Neale Lawson was born on 8 March, 1873, the son of the Reverend R. Lawson. | |||
==Captain== | |||
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1912, aged thirty-nine. On 9 May, 1913, he became [[Flag Captain]] to Admiral Callaghan in ''Neptune'', and transferred to [[H.M.S. Iron Duke (1912)|H.M.S. ''Iron Duke'']] on 10 March, 1914, when that ship became flagship of the Home Fleets. After Callaghan's supersession on 4 August, he served as Flag Captain to Admiral [[John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|Sir John R. Jellicoe]]. He was relieved by Captain [[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic C. Dreyer]] on 24 October, 1915. | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#CEDFF2" | '''Naval Office''' | | colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#CEDFF2" | '''Naval Office''' | ||
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''New Command''' | ||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[H.M.S. Iron Duke (1912)|Commanding Officer of<br>H.M.S. ''Iron Duke'']]'''<br> | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[H.M.S. Iron Duke (1912)|Commanding Officer of<br>H.M.S. ''Iron Duke'']]'''<br>1914 – 1915 | ||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic Dreyer]]''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic Dreyer]]''' | ||
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[[Category:Personalities| Lawson]] | [[Category:1873 births|Lawson]] | ||
[[Category:1949 deaths|Lawson]] | |||
[[Category:Personalities|Lawson]] | |||
[[Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1886|Lawson]] | |||
[[Category:Royal Navy Navigating Officers|Lawson]] | |||
[[Category:Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Neptune (1909)|Lawson]] | |||
[[Category:Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Iron Duke (1912)|Lawson]] | [[Category:Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Iron Duke (1912)|Lawson]] | ||
[[Category:Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Chester (1915)|Lawson]] | |||
[[Category:Royal Navy Rear-Admirals|Lawson]] | |||
Revision as of 13:39, 19 May 2011
Rear-Admiral Robert Neale Lawson, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (8 March, 1873 – 11 August, 1945) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Robert Neale Lawson was born on 8 March, 1873, the son of the Reverend R. Lawson.
Captain
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1912, aged thirty-nine. On 9 May, 1913, he became Flag Captain to Admiral Callaghan in Neptune, and transferred to H.M.S. Iron Duke on 10 March, 1914, when that ship became flagship of the Home Fleets. After Callaghan's supersession on 4 August, he served as Flag Captain to Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe. He was relieved by Captain Frederic C. Dreyer on 24 October, 1915.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
| Naval Office | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Commanding Officer of H.M.S. Iron Duke 1914 – 1915 |
Succeeded by Frederic Dreyer |
