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Revision as of 16:36, 8 August 2018
Vice-Admiral (retired) SIR John Anthony Vere Morse, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., R.N. (16 October, 1892 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Sydney Morse, solicitor.
Morse was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1914.
Morse was appointed in command of the destroyer Unity on 19 February, 1918.[1]
Post-War
Morse was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1922.
Morse was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1927.
Morse was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1934. On 9 November, he was appointed Advisor on Training in the Chinese Navy, remaining in the post until 2 April, 1937.
World War II
Morse was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1943.
Morse was placed on the Retired List on 14 July, 1947 and promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral (retired) on 10 September, 1947.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. P46 Mar, 1917[2] – 19 Feb, 1918 |
Succeeded by James C. Willis |
Preceded by Frederic C. Bradley |
Captain of H.M.S. Unity 19 Feb, 1918[3] – 25 Feb, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Charles L. Dettmar |
Captain of H.M.S. P40 9 Apr, 1919 – 7 May, 1920 |
Succeeded by Maurice A. Brind |
Preceded by Stephen H. T. Arliss |
Captain of H.M.S. Saltburn 10 Jul, 1924 – 21 Aug, 1924 |
Succeeded by Robert H. Bevan |
Preceded by Roderick B. T. Miles |
Captain of H.M.S. Comus 1 May, 1930 – 4 Jul, 1930 |
Succeeded by Douglas Young-Jamieson |
Preceded by Denham M. T. Bedford |
Captain of H.M.S. Neptune 19 Jul, 1937 – 24 May, 1940 |
Succeeded by Rory C. O'Conor |
Preceded by Japanese Occupation |
Captain in Charge, Singapore Sep, 1945[4] – Apr, 1946[5] |
Succeeded by Henry J. Egerton |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 922a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 922a.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.