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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''John Lanison Field''' (1 August, 1884 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. It is possible that his middle name was spelled "Lainson", as it appears in one service record.
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''John Lanison Field''' (1 August, 1884 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
 
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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
  

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Captain (retired) John Lanison Field (1 August, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Field was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1906.

Field was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 052 on 7 September, 1911.[1]

Field was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1914.[2]

Field was appointed in command of the destroyer Winchester on 5 April, 1918.[3]

Field was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918.

Post-War

On 25 August, 1920, Field was appointed in command of the destroyer Vesper.[4]

Field was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 January, 1923.

Field was promoted to the rank of Captain on the Retired List on 1 August, 1929.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hugh T. Prichard
Captain of H.M.S. Minstrel
22 Nov, 1915[5] – 20 Sep, 1917
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Evelyn C. O. Thomson
Captain of H.M.S. Petard
1 Jan, 1917 – 5 Apr, 1918
Succeeded by
Clement L. Long

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 401a.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 47.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 944.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 883.
  5. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 395s.