Reginald Wilfred Lawrence
Commander (retired) Reginald Wilfred Lawrence, D.S.C. (13 May, 1890 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of a manufacturer, Lawrence served first in the R.N.R., being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 19 December, 1914. He served in the E 14 and was awarded a D.S.C. for service in the Dardanelles and Sea of Marmara in APril and May of 1915.[1]
Lawrence transferred into the Royal Navy for meritorious service on 12 June, 1916. With his background in merchant service work, Captain Longden would assert (in 1921 during a stint in Valiant) made him appear "slow".[2]
On 1 April, 1916, he was appointed to the "S" Class submarine S 1.[3]
On 18 May 1918 he was admitted to Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar for neurasthenia.[4]
Lawrence was appointed in command of the destroyer Amazon on 12 November, 1918.[5]
Lawrence was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 19 December, 1922.[6]
On 22 January 1926, he lost some ammunition from Wrestler and failed to notice the discrepancy.[7]
In December, 1926 he received a negative evaluation from Admiral Osmond de Beauvoir Brock. In 1928, there was a Court of Enquiry into a collision between the minesweeper Dundalk, under Lawrence's command, and H.M.S. Dunoon. It was concluded that the collision was entirely Lawrence's fault.[8]
He became a specialist in aerial photography.[9]
Lawrence was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander (retired) on 16 June, 1934.[10]
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. P45 12 Jun, 1917[11] – 13 Aug, 1917 |
Succeeded by Charles B. Land |
| Preceded by Geoffrey Layton |
Captain of H.M.S. S 1 13 Aug, 1917 – 12 Nov, 1918[12] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by James C. Colvill |
Captain of H.M.S. Amazon 12 Nov, 1918[13] – 10 Apr, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by John S. Morrell |
Captain of H.M.S. Cricket 9 Jun, 1922[14] – Jul, 1924 |
Succeeded by Noel H. Beaver |
| Preceded by Donald C. Brock |
Captain of H.M.S. Wrestler 2 Mar, 1925[15] – Apr, 1927 |
Succeeded by Cyril J. H. Hill |
| Preceded by Eric F. Wharton |
Captain of H.M.S. Dundalk 4 Apr, 1927[16] – 27 Sep, 1928 |
Succeeded by George A. M. V. Harrison |
Footnotes
- ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
- ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
- ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
- ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 728.
- ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
- ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
- ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
- ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
- ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 396f.
- ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 728.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 744.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 233.
