John Pollington Apps
Commander (retired) John Pollington Apps, D.S.C. (9 February, 1897 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of B. C. Apps, Esq. transferred into the Royal Navy from the R.N.R. on 26 September 1918. He was re-appointed in the destroyer Zubian, where he had been serving since at least 6 August.[1]
Apps was appointed to the battleship Monarch in April, 1919 and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 9 November, 1919.[2]
On 18 April 1920 he was appointed to Dolphin for instruction in submarines.
Apps was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 9 November, 1927.[3]
On 8 January, 1932 Apps was placed in command of Group "Y" Submarines in Reserve at Portsmouth, which was then three "L" class boats.[4] On 1 June, 1933, he was placed in command of a different group of submarines in reserve under H.M.S. Pigmy that I have yet to identify.[5] This assignment lasted just one month.
Later in 1933 he reverted to General Service, rather than Submarine Service. He was appointed to Effingham, additional, on 18 December, 1933.[6]
Apps was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 18 January, 1934 and promoted to the rank of Commander on 9 February, 1937.
World War II
D.S.C. for his work on Norway landings.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Thomas E. K. Donaldson |
Captain of H.M.S. R 10 18 Nov, 1926[7] – 14 Dec, 1927 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Thomas Yeoman |
Captain of H.M.S. L 16 16 Jun, 1930[8] – 5 Dec, 1930[9] |
Succeeded by Henry L. S. Baker |
| Preceded by Thomas Yeoman |
Captain of H.M.S. L 22 8 Jan, 1932[10] – 1 Jun, 1933 |
Succeeded by Robert C. S. Garwood |
| Preceded by Garth H. F. Owles |
Captain of H.M.S. L 52 8 Jan, 1932[11] – 1 Jun, 1933[12] |
Succeeded by Hugo M. C. Ionides |
| Preceded by Cyril J. Firth |
Captain of H.M.S. L 6 8 Jan, 1932[13] – 1 Jun, 1933 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Frank H. P. Maurice |
Captain of H.M.S. Ross c. Feb, 1939[14] – 5 Aug, 1940[15] |
Succeeded by Kenneth A. Gadd |
Footnotes
- ↑ Apps Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/518. f. 518.
- ↑ Apps Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/518. f. 518.
- ↑ Apps Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/518. f. 518.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 31 May 1933, p. 4.
- ↑ Apps Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/518. f. 518.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 261.
- ↑ Apps Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/518. f. 518.
- ↑ Apps Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/518. f. 518.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 31 May 1933, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
- ↑ Apps Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/518. f. 518.
- ↑ Apps Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/518. f. 518.
