Cathcart Romer Wason
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Rear-Admiral (retired) Cathcart Romer Wason, C.M.G., C.I.E. (20 July, 1874 – 12 December, 1941) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Wason gained six months' time on passing out of Britannia.
Wason was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1896.
Wason was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1908.[1]
Wason was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1916.[2]
Post-War
Wason was appointed in command of the light cruiser Comus on 20 March, 1919.[3]
Placed on Retired List at the expiration of his foreign service leave on 10 August, 1922.
Wason was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 July, 1927.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ronald E. Chilcott |
Captain of H.M.S. Woodlark 19 Dec, 1902[4] – 9 Jan, 1905[Inference] |
Succeeded by John F. Knox |
| Preceded by William Mellor |
Captain of H.M.S. Odin 7 Mar, 1914[5] – Jan, 1917 |
Succeeded by Edwin M. Palmer |
| Preceded by Edwin M. Palmer |
Captain of H.M.S. Dalhousie 15 Jan, 1917 – 1 Mar, 1917 |
Succeeded by Gerald V. C. Knox |
| Preceded by Gerard A. Wells |
Captain of H.M.S. Comus 20 Mar, 1919[6] – 28 Mar, 1921 |
Succeeded by Archibald Cochrane |
| Preceded by Herbert J. T. Marshall |
Captain of H.M.S. Yarmouth 20 Dec, 1921 – 10 Mar, 1922 |
Succeeded by Raymond Fitzmaurice |
| Preceded by Charles A. Carey |
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive 10 Mar, 1922 – 8 Aug, 1922 |
Succeeded by Ronald Howard |
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