Bernard Edwin Abbott

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Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. (temporary) Bernard Edwin Abbott, O.B.E., R.N.R. (22 May, 1887 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Abbott was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 31 December, 1916.[1]

Abbott served in Biarritz from March to October 1918 and then undertook training in paddle minesweepers.[2]

Abbott was promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 1 April, 1918 and placed in charge of minesweeping operation at Aden, where he served under Captain Boyle.[3]

On 3 December 1918 he was invalided with chronic cystitis. He was demobilised upon his arrival in Australia on 15 June, 1919.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Eridge
14 Apr, 1916[5][6] – 23 Sep, 1916[7]
Succeeded by
Gervase W. H. Heaton

Footnotes

  1. Abbott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/526. f. 268.
  2. Abbott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/526. f. 268.
  3. Abbott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/526. f. 268.
  4. Abbott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/526. f. 268.
  5. Abbott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/526. f. 268.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 394e.
  7. Abbott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/526. f. 268.