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Revision as of 23:51, 24 February 2022

Lieutenant-Commander John Copley Powles, R.N. (22 November, 1875 – 13 September, 1939) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Bogota, [illeg].

Powles was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1897.[1]

Powles commanded torpedo boats at Bombay under Magdala from late 1901 to early 1903.[2]

Powles was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1905.[3]

On 16 November 1907, Powles was appointed to Hawke as first officer.[4]

On 1 January, 1909, he was sent to Haslar Hospital, ill due to excessive drinking. Labelled an alcoholic, Powles was superseded in Hawke on 2 January and retired as unfit on 4 February, 1909.[5]

In 1919, he was granted permission to reside in British Columbia, where he would work as a magistrate.[6]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Walter R. G. Petre
Captain of H.M. T.B. 102
Dec, 1901[7] – 29 Jan, 1903[8]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M. T.B. 101
29 Jan, 1903 – 11 Mar, 1903
Succeeded by
William B. Rowbotham

Footnotes

  1. Powles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/164. f. 167.
  2. Powles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/164. f. 167.
  3. Powles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/164. f. 167.
  4. Powles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/164. f. 167.
  5. Powles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/164. f. 167.
  6. Powles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/164. f. 167.
  7. Powles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/164. f. 167.
  8. Powles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/164. f. 167.