Andrew Johnstone
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Captain (retired) Andrew Johnstone, D.S.O., R.N. (25 February, 1885 – 13 October, 1967)[1] was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Johnstone was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1907.
Johnstone was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1915.
Johnstone was appointed in command of the destroyer Orpheus on 17 May, 1918.[2]
Post-War
He was appointed in command of the gunboat Moth on 24 December, 1919.[3]
Johnstone was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1920.
Johnstone was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 3 May, 1931.
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Bee 30 Jan, 1916[4] – 5 Dec, 1917[Inference] |
Succeeded by George F. A. Mulock |
| Preceded by Martin J. C. de Meric |
Captain of H.M.S. Orpheus 17 May, 1918[5] – 17 Apr, 1919 |
Succeeded by Francis T. Hare |
| Preceded by Charles C. Johnson |
Captain of H.M.S. Humber 17 Apr, 1919 – 24 Dec, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Henry A. Simpson |
Captain of H.M.S. Moth 24 Dec, 1919[6] – 24 Mar, 1921 |
Succeeded by Robin B. Martin |
| Preceded by Charles G. C. Sumner |
Captain of H.M.S. Snapdragon 1 Dec, 1922[7] – 2 Dec, 1924 |
Succeeded by Alan G. D. Twigg |
| Preceded by Gerard C. Muirhead-Gould |
Captain of H.M.S. Bluebell 1 Apr, 1927[8] – 30 Dec, 1929 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by John Fawcett |
Assistant King's Harbour Master, Portland late Nov, 1929[9] |
Succeeded by Guy O. Lydekker |
| Preceded by John Fawcett |
Commander of Portsmouth Dockyard 2 Jan, 1930 – 2 Oct, 1930 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by John Fawcett |
Assistant King's Harbour Master, Portsmouth 2 Jan, 1930 – 2 Oct, 1930 |
Succeeded by Claud H. Godwin |
Footnotes
- ↑ Ancestry.com (pay to view site), England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 856.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 814.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 856.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 814.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 270.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 219.
- ↑ "Portland Harbour Master." The Times (London, England), 28 Nov. 1929, p. 20.
