James Hartley Dathan

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Commander (retired) James Hartley Dathan, R.N. (12 October, 1874 – 17 December, 1941) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Captain Dathan.[1]

Dathan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 30 June, 1896.[2]

Dathan was appointed to the battleship Montagu as Lieutenant (N) on 18 July, 1905.[3]

Dathan was tried by a Court Martial in the aftermath of the 30 May 1906 wreck of Montagu. He was sentenced to be severely reprimanded and to lose two years' seniority.[4]

Dathan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1906. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 22 July, 1908.[5]

Dathan was promoted to the rank of Commander on 12 December, 1914.[6]

After some time with the Dardanelles Salvage Expedition, in November 1915 he was appointed as Salvage Officer at the Admiralty.

Reverted to the Retired List on 1 August, 1919.[7]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dathan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/6. f. 6.
  2. Dathan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/6. f. 6.
  3. Dathan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/6. f. 6.
  4. Dathan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/6. f. 6.
  5. Dathan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/6. f. 6.
  6. Dathan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/6. f. 6.
  7. Dathan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/6. f. 6.