John Henry Jauncey
Commander John Henry Jauncey, D.S.O., R.N. (14 April, 1889 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Jauncey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 22 June, 1911.[1]
Great War
On 3 December, 1916, a French destroyer collided with Teviot. Jauncey was thanked by the French Minister of Marine for his services in saving lives of French sailors on this occasion.[2]
Jauncey was hospitalised for an unknown period with German measles on 18 February, 1917.[3]
Jauncey was appointed in command of the destroyer Searcher on 5 November, 1918.[4]
Post-War
Jauncey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 22 June, 1919.[5]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Tintagel on 17 March, 1920. He grounded her sometime later that year and was told to be more careful in future.[6]
In December, 1920, Jauncey was appointed in command of the destroyer Venturous.[7] Captain Powell gave her a satisfactory inspection report in 1921.[8]
Jauncey was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 15 April, 1932.[9]
World War II
Jauncey was awarded the D.S.O. for bravery and resolution while taking a convoy to Northern Russia in the face of relentless attacks by enemy aircraft and submarines, gazetted 26 January, 1943. A bar was added to his D.S.O. in 1944 for his courage and devotion to duty in the landings at Salerno.[10]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. P12 10 Feb, 1916[11] |
Succeeded by Leslie Mann |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Oberon 29 Jul, 1917[12] |
Succeeded by Charles W. T. V. S. Lepper |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Searcher 5 Nov, 1918[13] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Somerville P. B. Russell |
Captain of H.M.S. Tintagel 17 Mar, 1920[14] |
Succeeded by Frederick A. Richardson |
Preceded by Guy P. Bowles |
Captain of H.M.S. Venturous Dec, 1920[15] |
Succeeded by Charlie F. Bush |
Preceded by Richard C. A. Littleton |
Captain of H.M.S. Volunteer 14 Jul, 1921[16] – 1923 |
Succeeded by Edward S. F. Fegen |
Preceded by Francis Howard |
Captain of H.M.S. Walrus 6 Jun, 1923[17] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 136.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 60.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 880.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 246.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 875.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 880.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 839.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 287.