John Gilbert Sutton

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Commander John Gilbert Sutton, D.S.C. ( – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of a Civil Engineer named G. W. Sutton, Esq., Sutton gained no time upon passing out of the Training Establishment.

Sutton served in battlecruisers Indomitable and Invincible from May 1911 to May 1912 and then in Barham until 26 February, 1913.[1]

Sutton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 September, 1914.[2]

Sutton served in C 32 from November 1915 until October, 1916 when he was apopinted to F 3. At the end of November, he was appointed to K 3 until superseded on 19 April, 1917.[3]

He served in Ithuriel and in general submarine service for much of the late war period before being appointed in L 3 on 29 June, 1918.

Post-War

On 7 December, 1918, he was placed in command of the captured German U 54. Early in 1919, he went to the Periscope School.[4]

Sutton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 September, 1922.[5]

Sutton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1928.[6]

Sutton was appointed to Resource vice O'Connell, possibly in command, on 1 August, 1931. He was superseded on 8 October, 1932.[7]

Imprisoned, Sutton was placed on the Retired List due to misconduct in accordance with provisions of Order in Council of 12 October, 1925 on 25 January, 1933.[8]

World War II

D.S.C. gazetted 23 May, 1944.[9]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. H 52
25 Mar, 1919[10]
Succeeded by
Charles G. N. Graham
Preceded by
Denis W. Granet
Captain of H.M.S. H 47
7 Jan, 1922[11] – 1923
Succeeded by
Theodore F. A. Voysey
Preceded by
James A. P. Blackburn
Captain of H.M.S. L 56
25 Aug, 1923[12]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Sutton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/54. f. 54.
  2. Sutton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/54. f. 54.
  3. Sutton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/54. f. 54.
  4. Sutton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/54. f. 54.
  5. Sutton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/54. f. 54.
  6. Sutton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/54. f. 54.
  7. Sutton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/54. f. 54.
  8. Sutton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/54. f. 54.
  9. Sutton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/54. f. 54.
  10. The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 782a.
  11. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 764.
  12. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.