Alexander Greening

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Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Alexander Greening, R.N. (30 December, 1851 – 30 July, 1916) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Greening was promoted to the rank of Acting Gunner on 6 May, 1879.

Greening was promoted to the rank of Chief Gunner on 1 August, 1899.

Greening was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1903.

Greening was placed on the Retired List on account of age on 30 December, 1906.

Greening was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (retired) on 1 April, 1911.

In February, 1915, Greening was sent to Sheerness to provide shore services to contribute to anti-aircraft defenses. On 26 May 1915, he was appointed in command of the gunboat Bloodhound.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Murray MacG. Lockhart
Captain of H.M.S. Seagull
22 May, 1902[1] – 18 Sep, 1905
Succeeded by
Randal M. Lambert
Preceded by
Robert Holmes
Captain of H.M.S. Bloodhound
26 Mar, 1915[2] – 31 Oct, 1915
Succeeded by
Frank Sammels

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 375.
  2. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392l.