Gervase William Heaton Heaton
Commander (retired) Gervase William Heaton Heaton, D.S.O., O.B.E., R.N. (3 March, 1882 – ) served in the Royal Navy. Born as Gervase William Heaton Scrope-Ferrers, he is listed at The National Archives as Gervase William Heaton. That may indeed be his proper, final name.
Life & Career
Born in Brighton, he listed his mother as his guardian upon joining the Navy.
Heaton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1903. He was implicated in the death of a Marine in Formidable when a shackle was carried away, but the fallout for him is not entirely legible in his Service Record.[1]
Heaton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1911. He retired at his own request on 3 March, 1912. On 11 March 1914, he reported the loss of his left hand in a motor accident two months previously, his arm being amputated six inches below the elbow. He said he was doing well, and that it "would not interfere with service afloat." This sounds rosy, indeed.[2]
On 25 february, 1915 he was appointed to Pactolus, additional, for command of a group of paddle sweepers operating out of Bourne. In June 1915, he took this group to The Clyde.[3]
He was granted the acting rank of Commander on 25 August, 1915.[4]
Heaton was promoted to the rank of Commander in recognition of his wartime service, dated 11 November, 1918.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Herbert E. W. C. Whyte |
Captain of H.M.S. Zebra 4 Jan, 1910[6][7] – Aug, 1910[8] |
Succeeded by Charles H. Jones |
| Preceded by Hugh J. Tweedie |
Captain of H.M.S. Sylvia 17 Nov, 1910[9][10] – 3 Mar, 1912[11] |
Succeeded by Charles E. H. White |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Haldon 6 May, 1916[12] – 11 Aug, 1917[13] |
Succeeded by George H. P. Muhlhauser |
| Preceded by Bernard E. Abbott |
Captain of H.M.S. Eridge 1916[14] – 1916[15] |
Succeeded by John D. Hindmarsh |
| Preceded by Bernard L. Parker |
Captain of H.M.S. Sandown 22 Aug, 1917[16] – 17 Sep, 1917[17] |
Succeeded by George N. Gilbertson |
| Preceded by ? |
Principal Mine Sweeping Officer, Queenstown 17 Sep, 1917[18] – Nov, 1918[19] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Henry Luxmoore |
Senior Officer in Charge, Auxiliary Patrol Area XXI 22 Dec, 1917[20] – Nov, 1918[21] |
Succeeded by F. C. Guy St. Clair |
Footnotes
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 398.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 381.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
- ↑ Heaton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/199. f. 199.
