John Lionel Fletcher

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Commander (retired) John Lionel Fletcher, (16 April, 1898 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of F. E. Fletcher, Esq., an organist, was a Special Entry to the Training Establishment on 15 September, 1916.

Fletcher was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1920.[1]

Fletcher was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1928.[2]

World War II

Fletcher was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 16 April, 1943.[3]

He reverted to the Retired List on 29 April, 1948.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John H. Macnair
Captain of H.M.S. H 22
25 Aug, 1926[4] – 7 Oct, 1926[5]
Succeeded by
Edwin B. Clark
Preceded by
George C. P. Menzies
Captain of H.M.S. H 34
7 Oct, 1926[6][7] – 7 Nov, 1927[8]
Succeeded by
Hugh W. S. Browning
Preceded by
Harold E. Spragge
Captain of H.M.S. L 54
15 Nov, 1929[9][10] – 8 Jan, 1932[11]
Succeeded by
Lancelot L. B. Myers
Preceded by
Gerald E. Colpoys
Captain of H.M.S. Osiris
16 Sep, 1932[12][13] – Sep, 1934[14][15]
Succeeded by
Henry C. Cumberbatch

Footnotes

  1. Fletcher Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/124/90. f. 90.
  2. Fletcher Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/124/90. f. 90.
  3. Fletcher Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/124/90. f. 90.
  4. Fletcher Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/124/90. f. 90.
  5. Fletcher Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/124/90. f. 90.
  6. Fletcher Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/124/90. f. 90.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.
  8. Fletcher Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/124/90. f. 90.
  9. Fletcher Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/124/90. f. 90.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 249.
  11. Fletcher Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/124/90. f. 90.
  12. Fletcher Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/124/90. f. 90.
  13. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 258.
  14. Fletcher Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/124/90. f. 90.
  15. "Command of the Isiris." The Times (London, England), Monday, Aug 13, 1934; pg. 15; Issue 46831.