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{{CommRN}} '''Arthur Luard Pears''', (8 September, 1894 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} '''Arthur Luard Pears''', D.S.C. (8 September, 1894 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Pears's mother was a civil engineer.<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/176.|}} f. 178.</ref>
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Pears was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
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On 6 May 1913, lent to the [[Royal Australian Navy]].
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In January, 1916, he requested service in submarines.
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Pears was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 August, 1916.<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/176.|}} f. 178.</ref>
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On 9 July, 1919 he apparently took {{UK-H29}} out of Copenhagen Harbour in a manner the Admiralty deemed "careless".  Commander Horton noted that Pears's nerves seemed bad, and that he had made recent mistakes.<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/176.|}} f. 178.</ref>
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Pears was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 August, 1924.<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/176.|}} f. 178.</ref>
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Pears was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 21 September, 1935.<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/176.|}} f. 178.</ref>
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==World War II==
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Taken prisoner at the fall of Hong Kong.<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/176.|}} f. 178.</ref>
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 12:00, 7 April 2022

Commander Arthur Luard Pears, D.S.C. (8 September, 1894 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Pears's mother was a civil engineer.[1]

On 6 May 1913, lent to the Royal Australian Navy.

In January, 1916, he requested service in submarines.

Pears was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1916.[2]

On 9 July, 1919 he apparently took H 29 out of Copenhagen Harbour in a manner the Admiralty deemed "careless". Commander Horton noted that Pears's nerves seemed bad, and that he had made recent mistakes.[3]

Pears was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1924.[4]

Pears was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 21 September, 1935.[5]

World War II

Taken prisoner at the fall of Hong Kong.[6]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Anthony G. Cunard
Captain of H.M.S. C 19
9 Sep, 1918[7] – 20 Dec, 1918[8]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
?
Captain of S.M.S. UB 111
20 Dec, 1918[9] – 10 Feb, 1919[10]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
The Hon. Walter S. Carson
Captain of H.M.S. H 29
18 Feb, 1919[11] – 15 Jul, 1919[12]
Succeeded by
Reginald F. Morice
Preceded by
George Griffiths
Captain of H.M.S. Rob Roy
10 Jul, 1924[13]c. 20 Aug, 1924[Inference]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Maxwell A. C. Ritter
Captain of H.M.S. Tormentor
10 Jul, 1924[14] – 25 Aug, 1924[15]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John G. Crossley
Captain of H.M.S. Swallow
10 Mar, 1925[16] – Sep, 1925[17]
Succeeded by
Joseph Horsfield
Preceded by
Kenneth G. Ramsey
Captain of H.M.S. Sepoy
Sep, 1925[18] – Mar, 1929[19]
Succeeded by
William L. G. Adams
Preceded by
Edward L. Berthon
Captain of H.M.S. Wild Swan
Nov, 1929[20] – 17 Apr, 1930[21]
Succeeded by
Colin C. L. Mackenzie
Preceded by
Gerald R. Cousins
Captain of H.M.S. Arrow
17 Apr, 1930[22] – 1 Nov, 1930[23]
Succeeded by
Jack G. Bickford
Preceded by
Ion B. B. Tower
Captain of H.M.S. Ambuscade
21 Apr, 1932[24][25] – 22 Jun, 1932[Inference]
Succeeded by
William G. Davis
Preceded by
Ninian G. R. Crawford
Captain of H.M.S. Scimitar
21 Jan, 1933[26][27] – 31 Jan, 1933[28]
Succeeded by
John Bostock
Preceded by
John Bostock
Captain of H.M.S. Fermoy
3 Apr, 1934[29][30] – 25 Aug, 1934[31]
Succeeded by
Robert A. Cassidi
Preceded by
Henry G. D. de Chair
Captain of H.M.S. Thracian
12 Nov, 1940[32][33] – Dec, 1941[34]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  2. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  3. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  4. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  5. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  6. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  7. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  8. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  9. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  10. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  11. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  12. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  13. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683.
  14. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  15. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  16. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  17. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  18. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 268.
  19. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  20. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  21. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  22. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  23. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  24. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  25. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Apr 25, 1932; pg. 8; Issue 46116.
  26. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 23 Jan. 1933, p. 7.
  27. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  28. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  29. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  30. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 240.
  31. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  32. Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/176. f. 178.
  33. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  34. Uboat.net page on the ship.