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| + | Born in Dorchester, Clarkson listed his mother as his guardian upon joining the Navy with the [[:Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of September, 1897|September 1897 intake term]] at {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}.<ref>Clarkson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/44.|}} f. 447.</ref> | ||
| − | Clarkson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1904. | + | Clarkson was invalided with enteric fever from the pre-dreadnought {{UK-Queen|f=t}} on 2 November 1904 and was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1904.<ref>Clarkson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/44.|}} f. 447.</ref> |
| − | Clarkson was | + | Clarkson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Wizard|f=t}} from January 1910 to October, 1911. Right off in that first month, he was found guilty of an error in judgement in a snafu in fouling a wall in Dundee Docks. In 1911, he temporarily lost torpedo #26 and was considered to be culpable for having neglected Gunnery and Torpedo Orders of March 1911.<ref>Clarkson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/44.|}} f. 447.</ref> |
| − | Clarkson was appointed to the {{UK-Hawke|f=tp}} on 18 June, 1913 and | + | Clarkson left ''Wizard'' when he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cynthia|f=c}} on 31 October, 1911. After very recently been cautioned following a collision between {{UK-Cynthia}} and {{UK-1Electra}}, Clarkson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1912. He left command of ''Cynthia'' when he began a three month appointment in the dreadnought {{UK-Neptune|f=t}} on 1 March, 1913.<ref>Clarkson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/44.|}} f. 447.</ref> |
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| + | Clarkson received a temporary appointment to the {{UK-Hawke|f=tp}} on 18 June, 1913. As was often the case, "temporary" here meant little and he was aboard her sixteen months later, dying when she was torpedoed by {{DE-U9}} on 15 October, 1914.<ref>Clarkson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/44.|}} f. 447.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:29, 6 April 2022
Lieutenant-Commander Frederic William Clarkson, (6 October, 1883 – 15 October, 1914) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Dorchester, Clarkson listed his mother as his guardian upon joining the Navy with the September 1897 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia.[1]
Clarkson was invalided with enteric fever from the pre-dreadnought battleship Queen on 2 November 1904 and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1904.[2]
Clarkson was appointed in command of the destroyer Wizard from January 1910 to October, 1911. Right off in that first month, he was found guilty of an error in judgement in a snafu in fouling a wall in Dundee Docks. In 1911, he temporarily lost torpedo #26 and was considered to be culpable for having neglected Gunnery and Torpedo Orders of March 1911.[3]
Clarkson left Wizard when he was appointed in command of the "D" Class destroyer Cynthia on 31 October, 1911. After very recently been cautioned following a collision between Cynthia and Electra, Clarkson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1912. He left command of Cynthia when he began a three month appointment in the dreadnought light cruiser Neptune on 1 March, 1913.[4]
Clarkson received a temporary appointment to the first class protected cruiser H.M.S. Hawke on 18 June, 1913. As was often the case, "temporary" here meant little and he was aboard her sixteen months later, dying when she was torpedoed by U 9 on 15 October, 1914.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles W. E. Whish |
Captain of H.M.S. Wizard 15 Jan, 1910[6] – 30 Oct, 1911 |
Succeeded by Lionel G. Dawson |
| Preceded by Frank G. Terry |
Captain of H.M.S. Cynthia 31 Oct, 1911[7] – Feb, 1913 |
Succeeded by Christopher J. F. Eddis |
Footnotes
- ↑ Clarkson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/44. f. 447.
- ↑ Clarkson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/44. f. 447.
- ↑ Clarkson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/44. f. 447.
- ↑ Clarkson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/44. f. 447.
- ↑ Clarkson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/44. f. 447.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 397a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 298.
