John Lainson Field
Captain John Lanison Field, R.N., Retired (1 August, 1884 – 10 July, 1951) served in the Royal Navy.
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Life & Career
Born in Poplar, E., the son of Reverend E. W. Hill.
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
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 401a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 944.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 883.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 395s.
