John Anderson
Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. John Anderson, ( – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
I think several men are being confused here. I have commented out some content on men other than the person engaged in minesweeping in the Great War.
Life & Career
Anderson was made Lieutenant R.N.R. on 15 December, 1914.[1]
Anderson was trained in paddle minesweepers in early 1916.[2]
Lingfield collided with the paddle minesweeper Chelmsford on 4 November 1917 and Anderson was told to be more careful in future.[3]
Lingfield collided with the destroyer Violet on 31 March 1918 and Anderson was told to be more careful in future.[4]
Oddly, Anderson was removed from command of Lingfield after he'd broken windows at Dover in some act of misconduct, perhaps c 11 May 1918. The police were involved.[5]
Anderson was demobilised on 22 December 1919.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Pontefract 6 Jul, 1916[7][8] – 22 Jun, 1917[9] |
Succeeded by Alexander Lobban |
| Preceded by Andrew A. Chalmers |
Captain of H.M.S. Lingfield 22 Jun, 1917[10] – mid 1918 |
Succeeded by Albert J. Blaker |
Footnotes
- ↑ Anderson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/39/277. f. ?.
- ↑ Anderson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/39/277. f. ?.
- ↑ Anderson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/39/277. f. ?.
- ↑ Anderson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/39/277. f. ?.
- ↑ Anderson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/39/277. f. ?.
- ↑ Anderson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/39/277. f. ?.
- ↑ Anderson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/39/277. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 396o.
- ↑ Anderson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 240/39/277. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395d.
