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Revision as of 18:12, 30 December 2021
Commander (retired) Richard Lionel Dearden (16 July, 1883 – c. 1955) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Dearden was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on the Supplementary List on 1 September, 1913.
Dearden was at the Battle of Jutland, serving in Castor, which was flag cruiser of the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla.
Dearden was appointed in command of the destroyer Rival on 1 January, 1921.[1]
Dearden was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 September, 1921.
Dearden was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 9 January, 1923.
World War II
In 1939, he commanded a group and anti-submarine trawlers.
He died in February 1955 or 1958.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George A. Scott |
Captain of H.M.S. Rival 1 Jan, 1921[2] – Jan, 1923 |
Succeeded by Jesse R. Pearce |
Footnotes
