View source for James Forest Dewar

{{LCommRN}} '''James Forest Dewar''', R.N. (29 June, 1881 &ndash; 5 May, 1942) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].

==Life & Career==
Born in Edinburgh and raised by his mother, Flora, James Dewar gained eight months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} on 15 May, 1897.<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/88.|D7603595}} f. 88.</ref>

Dewar was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 March, 1903.{{NLMar13|p. 21}}

His wine bills in {{UK-Aeolus}} were found to be too high in January, 1911.

Dewar was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 March, 1911.<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/88.|D7603595}} f. 88.</ref>

Dewar was appointed in command of the {{UK-Nereide|f=t}} on 10 April, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 361}}

In September 1914, his {{UK-Nereide}} collided with S.S. ''Valegarth'' and Dewar was cautioned for having failed to take full instructions for his passage to Devonport.

On 28 November 1915, he grounded {{UK-Aster}} in Xeros Gulf and was cautioned to be more careful in future.

On 16 December 1915, he was admitted to hospital in Malta with neurasthenia.  He was sent back to England, arriving on 25 January 1916 and admitted to Plymouth Hospital.  

He was invalided from command of {{UK-Geranium|f=p}} and returned to England on 3 October 1917 for treatment at Haslar Hospital for debility.  On 8 January 1918 he was deemed fit for shore service, but he was soona appointed to {{UK-Apollo}}.  He left her when he was retired as physically unfit on 26 April, 1918.  On late August 1918, he was admitted to Plymouth Hospital for "acute alcoholism."

Dewar's death was reported by a letter from his older brother Captain [[Alfred Charles Dewar|Alfred C. Dewar]] dated 21 June, 1958 &ndash; fully sixteen years after James had died.

==See Also==
{{refbegin}}
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+James+Forest+Dewar Service Records]
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Forest_Dewar}}
{{refend}}

<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}}
{{TabNaval}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 5 (1906)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 5]]'''<br>7 May, 1907<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/88.|D7603595}} f. 88.</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 400}} &ndash; 1 Aug, 1909<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/88.|D7603595}} f. 88.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Eric Ridgeway|Geoffrey E. Ridgeway]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Henry Holden Holden|George H. H. Holden]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Derwent (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Derwent'']]'''<br>29 Nov, 1910<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/88.|D7603595}} f. 88.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 300}} &ndash; 1 Aug, 1911<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/88.|D7603595}} f. 88.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Paul Whitfield|Paul Whitfield]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Bernhard Alexander Pratt-Barlow|Bernhard A. Pratt-Barlow]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Rattlesnake (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Rattlesnake'']]'''<br>1 Aug, 1911<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/88.|D7603595}} f. 88.</ref> &ndash; 7 Oct, 1911<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/88.|D7603595}} f. 88.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Watkins Grubb|Reginald W. Grubb]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Hoskins Irton Parker|George H. I. Parker]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Nereide (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Nereide'']]'''<br>10 Apr, 1914<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/88.|D7603595}} f. 88.</ref>{{NLApr15|p. 396''e''}} &ndash; 3 May, 1915<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/88.|D7603595}} f. 88.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lawrence D'Oyly Bignell|Lawrence D'O. Bignell]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Aster (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Aster'']]'''<br>21 May, 1915<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/88.|D7603595}} f. 88.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 392''f''}} &ndash; 11 Jan, 1916<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/88.|D7603595}} f. 88.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Lord Hodson|Gerald L. Hodson]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Geranium (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Geranium'']]'''<br>6 Mar, 1916{{NLAug17|p. 393''z''}} &ndash; 18 Sep, 1917<ref>Dewar Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/88.|D7603595}} f. 88.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Philip Russell|Geoffrey P. Russell]]'''}}
{{TabEnd}}
</div name=fredbot:appts>

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dewar, James}}

{{CatPerson|UK|1881|1942}}
{{CatLComm|UK}}
{{CatBritannia|July, 1895}}
{{CatRN}}