George Cecil Herbert Lawson

Commander (retired) George Cecil Herbert Lawson, R.N. (26 September, 1886 – 18 May, 1939) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Woolwich, the son of Captain F. B. Lawson of the Royal Marines.

Lawson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 39 June, 1908. Lawson would serve in the battleship H.M.S. Africa from early 1909 through early 1911 before spending two years in the battlecruiser Indefatigable.

He then joined the scout cruiser Attentive, becoming her first officer as she led first the First Destroyer Flotilla and then the Sixth of the Dover Patrol after war broke out. He served in her until he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1916, leaving her in mid-July to take command of the elderly "C" Class destroyer Star. On 11 June 1917, he was appointed in command of the more modern destroyer Hornet.

Lawson was appointed in command of the destroyer Salmon on 24 June, 1918.

Lawson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 November, 1926.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Kenneth G. Ramsey	Captain of H.M.S. Star 26 Jul, 1916 – 4 Jun, 1917	Succeeded by Harold Holehouse
Preceded by Reginald St. P. Parry	Captain of H.M.S. Hornet 11 Jun, 1917 – 26 Dec, 1917	Succeeded by Charles K. Adam
Preceded by John Brooke	Captain of H.M.S. Mastiff 26 Dec, 1917 – 31 May, 1918	Succeeded by George E. L. Atwood
Preceded by Sir Andrew B. Cunningham	Captain of H.M.S. Termagant 26 May, 1918 – c. 20 Jun, 1918	Succeeded by Godfrey R. Chambers
Preceded by William B. Mackenzie	Captain of H.M.S. Salmon 24 Jun, 1918 – 9 Apr, 1919	Succeeded by Ronald H. C. Hallifax
Preceded by Ian A. R. MacNaughton	Captain of H.M.S. Mantis 26 Dec, 1919 – Jan, 1922	Succeeded by Henry D. C. Stanistreet
Preceded by Barry V. Sturdee	Captain of H.M.S. Lupin 10 Nov, 1922 – 23 Nov, 1922	Succeeded by Roy N. Suter