Dennis Augustus Hugo Larking
Captain (retired) Dennis Augustus Hugo Larking, C.M.G., R.N. (20 January, 1876 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in East Grimstead, Sussex.
Larking was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in June, 1898.
On 20 June, 1905 after giving up command of Earnest, Larking complained of eye strain and asked for six months of half-paid time. He commenced a series of medical evaluations, but the malady is not specified. Larking was given no further appointments and was eventually promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1906.[1] On 3 October, he was placed on the Retired List as unfit.
He was appointed for service at the Admiralty on 3 August, 1914.[2]
Larking was granted the acting rank of Commander in February, 1915. At the end of 1915, he was dispatched to Rome as naval attache, remaining there through the end of the war.[3]
Larking was promoted to the rank of Commander in January, 1916. That year, he did very good work in getting supplies to the Serbian Army despite great difficulty.
Larking was granted the acting rank of Captain in January, 1917.
Larking reverted to the Retired list on 17 August, 1919 and was subsequently promoted to the rank of Captain in recognition of this wartime service, dated 11 November, 1918.
World War II
See Also
Bibliography
- Papers in the Possession of the National Maritime Museum under reference LAR
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Percy A. Robarts |
Captain of H.M.S. Crane 9 Jun, 1903 – 15 Feb, 1904 |
Succeeded by Albert M. H. Phillips |
| Preceded by Cyril P. Ryan |
Captain of H.M.S. Earnest 15 Jul, 1904[4] – 31 May, 1905 |
Succeeded by Eric W. Harbord |
| Preceded by William H. D. Boyle |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Rome 8 Nov, 1915[5] – 16 Aug, 1919 |
Succeeded by Neston W. Diggle |
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