Joseph Honner

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Commander Joseph Honner ( – 16 September, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Honner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 23 June, 1880.[1]

Honner was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1892.[2]

Command in Nymphe was cut short after just nine weeks due to illness attributable to climate conditions.[3]

He requested to be retired on 21 April, 1897 and was refused. He was appointed to Monarch on 26 January, 1899 and again requested retirement. He was found fit on 28 December 1898 and again refused. This decision was soon reversed, however, and he was retired on 20 January, 1899.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

  • The National Archives. 196/38. f. 649.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Kite
9 Jun, 1891[5]
Succeeded by
Arthur W. Waymouth
Preceded by
Sir Henry A. Ogle, Bart.
Assistant Secretary to the Ordnance Committee
29 Aug, 1892[6]
Succeeded by
Richard B. Farquhar
Preceded by
Horatio N. Dudding
Captain of H.M.S. Dolphin
14 Jul, 1896[7] – 15 Oct, 1896[8]
Succeeded by
John Luce
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Nymphe
15 Oct, 1896[9] – 22 Dec, 1896[10]
Succeeded by
Charles L. Ottley

Footnotes

  1. Honner Service Record. The National Archives. 196/38. f. 649.
  2. Honner Service Record. The National Archives. 196/38. f. 649.
  3. Honner Service Record. The National Archives. 196/38. f. 649.
  4. Honner Service Record. The National Archives. 196/38. f. 649.
  5. Honner Service Record. The National Archives. 196/38. f. 649.
  6. Honner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 168.
  7. Honner Service Record. The National Archives. 196/38. f. 649.
  8. Honner Service Record. The National Archives. 196/38. f. 649.
  9. Honner Service Record. The National Archives. 196/38. f. 649.
  10. Honner Service Record. The National Archives. 196/38. f. 649.

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