Gilbert Esdaile Venning

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Lieutenant-Commander (emergency) Gilbert Esdaile Venning (9 January, 1886 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Kuala Lumpur.

Venning was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1907.

Venning was appointed in command of the submarine C 14 on 4 January, 1910.[1]

Venning resigned his commission on 17 June, 1911. On 29 August of that year, he was added to the Emergency List.

Great War

On 17 April, 1915, Venning was reinstated to the Active List with a seniority date of 21 May, 1911.

Venning was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1915.

Venning was in command of the submarine E 44 on 17 January, 1918.[2]

Post-War

On 27 May 1919, his reinstatement to the Active List was cancelled and he was to be considered as having served on the Emergency List throughout.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hubert Vaughan-Jones
Captain of H.M.S. A 8
18 May, 1908[3] – 4 Jan, 1910
Succeeded by
Donald Grieg
Preceded by
Charles B. Land
Captain of H.M.S. C 14
4 Jan, 1910[4]
Succeeded by
Robert H. T. Raikes
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. E 44
before 17 Jan, 1918[5]
Succeeded by
Charles E. A. W. Cox

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 286.
  2. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 14.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 351.
  4. The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 286.
  5. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 14.