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| − | '''John May''', D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''John May''', D.S.O., R.N. (19 October, 1878 – 27 June, 1952) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | May was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1900. | |
| + | {{LieutRN}} May was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ostrich|f=t}} on 3 January, 1905.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 7 January, 1905. Issue '''37598''', col C, p. 10.</ref> | ||
| − | May was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | May was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1908.{{NLDec14|p. 63''a''}} |
| − | May was | + | May was granted the acting rank of {{CommRN}} on 20 February, 1915. |
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| − | May was | + | ==Post-War== |
| + | May was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 March, 1923. | ||
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| + | May went to South Africa in 1947. | ||
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Revision as of 13:23, 3 October 2017
Commander (retired) John May, D.S.O., R.N. (19 October, 1878 – 27 June, 1952) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Contents
Life & Career
May was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1900.
Lieutenant May was appointed in command of the destroyer Ostrich on 3 January, 1905.[1]
May was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1908.[2]
May was granted the acting rank of Commander on 20 February, 1915.
Post-War
May was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 31 March, 1923.
May went to South Africa in 1947.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Joseph Sanders |
Captain of H.M.S. Ostrich 3 Jan, 1905[3] |
Succeeded by Walter H. Cowan |
| Preceded by Lockhart Leith |
Captain of H.M.S. Paris 2 Jan, 1916[4] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 7 January, 1905. Issue 37598, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 63a.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 7 January, 1905. Issue 37598, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 401w.
