Walter Lingen Allen
Captain (retired) Walter Lingen Allen (14 October, 1876 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Allen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1898.[1] Allen was appointed as Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Leopard on 2 October, 1905.[2]
Allen was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1910.[3]
Allen was appointed in command of the destroyer Rother on 22 February, 1913.[4]
On 6 April, 1914, Allen was appointed in command of the destroyer Achates.[5]
Allen commanded the flotilla leader Broke, working with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[6]
Allen was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1916.[7]
After a final seagoing command in Ithuriel as Captain (D) of the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla ended in March, 1917, Allen was appointed to Ceto additional as Senior Naval Officer, Ramsgate in late May, 1917, remaining there until being superseded on 21 March, 1919.[8]
Allen was diagnosed with varicose veins at Haslar Hospital on 21 September, 1920 and placed on the Retired List on 12 January, 1921.[9]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/125.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/90.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Alan E. Hudson |
Captain of H.M.S. Leopard 2 Oct, 1905[10] |
Succeeded by Robert J. Buchanan |
| Preceded by Robert A. Hornell |
Captain of H.M.S. Rother 22 Feb, 1913[11] |
Succeeded by Quentin C. A. Craufurd |
| Preceded by Reginald V. Holt |
Captain of H.M.S. Doon 15 Jul, 1913[12] |
Succeeded by Harry MacL. Fraser |
| Preceded by Frederick P. Loder-Symonds |
Captain of H.M.S. Achates 6 Apr, 1914[13] |
Succeeded by Reginald B. C. Hutchinson |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Broke 21 Aug, 1915[14] |
Succeeded by Edward O. Gladstone |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Ithuriel 5 Aug, 1916[15] |
Succeeded by Ernest W. Leir |
Footnotes
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 280.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 2.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 368.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 266.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 280.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 280.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 280.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 368.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1913). p. 305.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 266.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395n.
