Leonard Coryton Lister

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Lieutenant Leonard Coryton Lister, (28 August, 1866 – 20 April, 1904) served in the Royal Navy in the Dreadnought Era.

Life & Career

The son of J. V. Lister of the Foreign Office.[1]

While in his first appointment in H.M.S. Monarch, Lister was awarded the Egyptian Medal with Alexandria Clasp in 1883.

Lister was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 22 December, 1888.[2]

Lister was diagnose with neuroretinitis in 1897.[3]

Lister was placed on the Retired List on 12 August, 1898 after having been deemed unfit for service on 2 August.[4]

He died in Australia.[5]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Claude W. M. Plenderleath
Captain of H.M. T.B. 72
21 Jul, 1892[6]c. 30 Aug, 1892[Inference]
Succeeded by
Dudley R. S. de Chair

Footnotes

  1. Lister Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/399. f. 413.
  2. Lister Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/399. f. 413.
  3. Lister Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/399. f. 413.
  4. Lister Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/399. f. 413.
  5. Lister Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/399. f. 413.
  6. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 16, 1892; pg. 17; Issue 33692.