Julian Tenison Tenison
Lieutenant-Commander Julian Tenison Tenison, R.N. (22 June, 1885 – 15 August, 1916) was a submarine officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Queensland the son of a barrister-at-law and admitted to the navy as a Colonial Candidate. He impressed his first evaluators in the Navy as being a gentlemanly boy who was good at drawing but "not likely to shine in Nav profession."
Tenison was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1907.
Tenison was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the submarine C 5 on 15 October, 1912.[1]
Tenison served in the battleship Dreadnought in 1914. Some few anecdotes of him and the other junior officers aboard can be found in the post-war book Flotillas, written by his friend Captain Lionel George Dawson.[2]
Tenison was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1915.[3]
Tenison died when his E 4 collided with sister E 41 on 15 August, 1916.[4]
See Also
- Service Records
- Wikipedia
- Dawson, Captain Lionel. (1935). Flotillas: A Hard-Lying Story. London: Rich & Cowan Ltd.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Clement G. W. Head |
Captain of H.M.S. A 6 14 Sep, 1909[5] – 8 Aug, 1910 |
Succeeded by Samuel M. G. Gravener |
| Preceded by Francis A. N. Cromie |
Captain of H.M.S. C 5 8 Aug, 1910[6] – 22 Aug, 1913 |
Succeeded by George E. Jenkinson |
| Preceded by Ernest W. Leir |
Captain of H.M.S. E 4 1 Feb, 1916 – 15 Aug, 1916[7] |
Succeeded by Eric B. Tod |
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