George Ponsonby Sherston
Captain (retired) George Ponsonby Sherston, R.N. (31 August, 1883 – 25 June, 1963) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Kildare the son of retired Major C. D. Sherston.
Sherston was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1905.
Sherston was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1913.
Sherston was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1917.
In late 1921, Sherston took the newly-commissioned sweeping sloop Laburnum from Britain to New Zealand, where she joined Veronica in an extended stint of patrol covering the South Sea Islands. The two vessels were under overall command of Commodore Alan Hotham.
Sherston was placed on the Retired List owing to non-service on 10 September, 1927 and subsequently promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 31 August, 1928.
World War II
Reverted to the Retired List on 31 March, 1946.
Retirement and Death
Before the Second World War Sherston had retired to live and farm at Kamutwa Slopes, Machakos in Kenya.[1] . He died in the Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Nairobi in Kenya on 25 June, 1963[2]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Snowdrop 15 Nov, 1915[3] – 10 Oct, 1918 |
Succeeded by Charles W. N. McCulloch |
| Preceded by Ralph W. H. Roberts |
Captain of H.M.S. Wistaria 16 Jan, 1920 – 29 Nov, 1920 |
Succeeded by John P. Champion |
| Preceded by Evelyn J. J. Southby |
Captain of H.M.S. Laburnum 31 Oct, 1921[4] – 18 Sep, 1923[5] |
Succeeded by Sydney K. Smyth |
| Preceded by Henry G. Thursfield |
Captain of H.M.S. Comus May, 1924 – Dec, 1924 |
Succeeded by Wilfred N. Custance |
| Preceded by John S. G. Fraser |
Captain of H.M.S. Dublin 21 Jul, 1925 – 10 Sep, 1925 |
Succeeded by Claude L. Bate |
Footnotes
- ↑ Official Gazette ... of Kenya (16 November 1936), p. 89.
- ↑ Ancestry.com (pay to view). England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 397z.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 777.
- ↑ Ship's Log.
