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Revision as of 20:27, 20 November 2016
Captain Robert Warren Johnson, Royal Navy (10 May, 1868 – 22 September, 1914) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Essex, Johnson gained eight months' time on passing out of Britannia. On 24 July, 1883, he was appointed to his first ship, the Agincourt of the Channel Squadron.
Johnson scored 1,362 marks in the competitive examinations for cadetships in the Royal Navy, coming first out of his batch of twenty.[1]
Johnson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1891.[2]
He was appointed to H.M.S. Vernon to qualify in torpedoes on 30 September 1892. In July 1894, he was awarded a third class certificate as a torpedo lieutenant.[3]
Johnson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1904, having requalified as a Lieutenant (T) at the beginning of the year.[4]
He married on 11 July, 1906, Grace Isobel, fourth daughter of the late Algernon Paley, and had two sons and one daughter.
Johnson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1910.[5]
In December 1913, Johnson assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Europa for a voyage out and home. In March, 1914, he attended a War Course, being on the books of President until June.[6]
Great War
In the Test Mobilisation, Johnson was appointed in command of the battleship Victorious. On 1 August, he was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Cressy of the Seventh Cruiser Squadron. He was lost in action September 22 when she was torpedoed with Hogue and Aboukir in the North Sea.[7]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 27 June, 1881. Issue 30231, col E, p. 8.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26149. p. 1870. 3 April, 1891.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 349.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 325.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 318.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 395a.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 310.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.
- ↑ Johnson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/424. f. 506.