Claud Finlinson Allsup

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Captain Claud Finlinson Allsup, D.S.O. (21 August, 1881 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in East Maxall, Charlton.

Allsup was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1903.[1]

Allsup was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1911.[2]

Allsup was appointed in command of the destroyer Nautilus on 4 September, 1911.[3]

He married Jessie Bryer Lisa Hastings (?) on 21 August 1913.

Great War

On 10 July, 1914, Allsup was appointed in command of the destroyer Legion.[4]

Allsup was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1914.[5]

Allsup was in command of the destroyer Mystic at the Battle of Jutland, where she operated with the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla.[6]

Allsup was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Anzac in January, 1918.[7]

Post-War

Allsup was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Malcolm on 9 January, 1920.[8]

Allsup was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1920.[9]

World War II

Appointed in command of the Armed Merchant Cruiser Asturias on 4 September, 1939, he was superseded on 25 November.[10]

Reverted to the Retired List on 26 November, 1939.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John S. Dumaresq
Captain of H.M.S. Lively
2 Apr, 1907[11]
Succeeded by
Charles G. Robinson
Preceded by
George F. Hyde
Captain of H.M.S. Rother
19 Oct, 1909[12]
Succeeded by
Robert A. Hornell
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Nautilus
4 Sep, 1911[13] – mid 1914[14][15]
Succeeded by
Roy Bacchus
as Captain of H.M.S. Grampus
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Legion
10 Jul, 1914[16] – 26 Jul, 1915[Inference]
Succeeded by
Robert W. Richardson
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Mystic
Oct, 1915[17]
Succeeded by
George H. Faulkner
Preceded by
Brien M. Money
Captain of H.M.S. Anzac
Jan, 1918[18] – 11 Feb, 1919[19][20]
Succeeded by
William J. Whitworth
as Captain of H.M.A.S. Anzac
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Malcolm
9 Jan, 1920[21]
Succeeded by
Arthur M. Lecky

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 2.
  2. Allsup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/169. f. 170.
  3. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 322.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 347.
  5. Allsup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/169. f. 170.
  6. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
  7. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 730.
  8. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 807.
  9. Allsup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/169. f. 170.
  10. Allsup Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/169. f. 170.
  11. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 341.
  12. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 368.
  13. The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 322.
  14. The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 322.
  15. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394l.
  16. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 395l.
  17. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395v.
  18. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 730.
  19. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 730.
  20. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 730.
  21. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 807.


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