Lawrence Frederick Nelson Ommanney
Captain (retired) Lawrence Frederick Nelson Ommanney, R.N. (4 February, 1891 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of a Royal Navy Captain.
Ommanney was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1913.[1]
Ommanney was appointed to the battlecruiser Queen Mary on 13 October, 1913. He was fortunate to be appointed to the Acheron Class destroyer Oak on 8 July, 1915, as this spared him dying when Queen Mary was blown up at the Battle of Jutland.
On 4 October, 1916, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Itchen.
Ommanney was Lieutenant in Command of the destroyer Christopher on 16 August, 1917.[2]
Post-War
Ommanney was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1921.
Ommanney was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1926.
World War II
Ommanney was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Captain on 4 February, 1941.
He reverted to the Retired List on 16 September, 1946.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Maxwell N. Williamson-Napier |
Captain of H.M.S. Itchen 4 Oct, 1916[3] – 6 Apr, 1917 |
Succeeded by Frederick L. Cavaye |
| Preceded by William H. Sandford |
Captain of H.M.S. Exe 6 Apr, 1917[4] – 16 Aug, 1917 |
Succeeded by Harold S. Gillett |
| Preceded by Frederic T. Peters |
Captain of H.M.S. Christopher 16 Aug, 1917[5] – 5 May, 1919 |
Succeeded by Reginald W. English |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Sterling 5 May, 1919 – 11 Jul, 1919 |
Succeeded by Francis T. Hare |
| Preceded by Reginald W. English |
Captain of H.M.S. Christopher 11 Jul, 1919 – 9 Dec, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Gerald H. Thomson |
Captain of H.M.S. Sparrowhawk Nov, 1919 – c. late Nov, 1919 |
Succeeded by Sydney Hopkins |
| Preceded by Harold W. Fawcett |
Captain of H.M.S. Auricula 3 Jan, 1920 – 19 Mar, 1920 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by The Hon. George Fraser |
Captain of H.M.S. Walker 20 Jul, 1922[6] – 8 Apr, 1924 |
Succeeded by Eric P. Vivian |
| Preceded by Delorest J. D. Noble |
Captain of H.M.S. Scotsman 10 Jul, 1924[7] – 21 Aug, 1924 |
Succeeded by Charles M. J. Willis |
| Preceded by Donal S. McGrath |
Captain of H.M.S. Venomous 13 Dec, 1924[8] – Jan, 1927 |
Succeeded by Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke |
| Preceded by John M. Porter |
Captain of H.M.S. Serapis 9 Feb, 1931[9] – 14 Feb, 1932 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by William G. Davis |
Captain of H.M.S. Witch 14 Feb, 1932[10] – Apr, 1933 |
Succeeded by John M. Howson |
| Preceded by Ernest R. Archer |
Captain of H.M.S. Constance 28 Jul, 1934 – 16 Feb, 1935 |
Succeeded by Cyril A. H. Brooking |
| Preceded by Alban E. T. Tate |
Assistant Captain of Chatham Dockyard 2 Mar, 1938 – 15 Aug, 1941 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Cecil S. Sandford |
Captain of Chatham Dockyard 15 Aug, 1941 – 10 Mar, 1943 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Walter N. T. Beckett as Captain of Devonport Dockyard, Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master |
Captain of Devonport Dockyard ? – 1946[11] |
Succeeded by Francis J. Butler as Captain of Devonport Dockyard, Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 84.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 757.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 393s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 757.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 840.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 269.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 293.
- ↑ Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/152. f. 152.
