Arthur Luard Pears

Commander Arthur Luard Pears, D.S.C. (8 September, 1894 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Pears's mother was a civil engineer.

On 6 May 1913, lent to the Royal Australian Navy.

In January, 1916, he requested service in submarines.

Pears was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1916.

On 9 July, 1919 he apparently took H 29 out of Copenhagen Harbour in a manner the Admiralty deemed "careless". Commander Horton noted that Pears's nerves seemed bad, and that he had made recent mistakes.

Pears was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1924.

Pears was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 21 September, 1935.

World War II

Taken prisoner at the fall of Hong Kong.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Anthony G. Cunard	Captain of H.M.S. C 19 9 Sep, 1918 – 20 Dec, 1918	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by ?	Captain of S.M.S. UB 111 20 Dec, 1918 – 10 Feb, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by The Hon. Walter S. Carson	Captain of H.M.S. H 29 18 Feb, 1919 – 15 Jul, 1919	Succeeded by Reginald F. Morice
Preceded by George Griffiths	Captain of H.M.S. Rob Roy 10 Jul, 1924 – c. 20 Aug, 1924[Inference]	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Maxwell A. C. Ritter	Captain of H.M.S. Tormentor 10 Jul, 1924 – 25 Aug, 1924	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by John G. Crossley	Captain of H.M.S. Swallow 10 Mar, 1925 – Sep, 1925	Succeeded by Joseph Horsfield
Preceded by Kenneth G. Ramsey	Captain of H.M.S. Sepoy Sep, 1925 – Mar, 1929	Succeeded by William L. G. Adams
Preceded by Edward L. Berthon	Captain of H.M.S. Wild Swan Nov, 1929 – 17 Apr, 1930	Succeeded by Colin C. L. Mackenzie
Preceded by Gerald R. Cousins	Captain of H.M.S. Arrow 17 Apr, 1930 – 1 Nov, 1930	Succeeded by Jack G. Bickford
Preceded by Ion B. B. Tower	Captain of H.M.S. Ambuscade 21 Apr, 1932 – 22 Jun, 1932[Inference]	Succeeded by William G. Davis
Preceded by Ninian G. R. Crawford	Captain of H.M.S. Scimitar 21 Jan, 1933 – 31 Jan, 1933	Succeeded by John Bostock
Preceded by John Bostock	Captain of H.M.S. Fermoy 3 Apr, 1934 – 25 Aug, 1934	Succeeded by Robert A. Cassidi
Preceded by Henry G. D. de Chair	Captain of H.M.S. Thracian 12 Nov, 1940 – Dec, 1941	Succeeded by Vessel Lost