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'''John Roberts Poland''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''John Roberts Poland''', R.N. (20 January, 1893 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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Poland was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1915.  He was appointed to the {{UK-1Achates}} on 8 March 1916 and would fight in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-DF|4}}.<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/16.|}} f. 16.</ref>
  
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Poland was appointed in command of the {{UK-P58|f=t}} on 22 June, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 859}}
 
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He was on the books of {{UK-IronDuke}} from 24 October 1919 for duty with the Senior Officer, navigation at [[Constantinople]].  On 18 May 1920 he was ordered to return to take the Intelligence Course at [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]].  This training prepared him for intelligence work at Liverpool and Malta, which lasted until 22 April, 1922.  He was then sent to Sweden to study the language.<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/16.|}} f. 16.</ref>
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Poland was appointed to the {{UK-Dragon|f=t}} on 9 November, 1922.  In this role, he was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 February, 1923.  He left ''Dragon'' when he was appointed in command of M.L. 291 from the end of 1924 through 20 April 1926, vice Bilton[?].<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/16.|}} f. 16.</ref>
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Poland would receive a number of appointments in light cruisers in which he would function as an interpreter, including {{UK-Conquest}}, {{UK-Calliope}}, {{UK-Castor}} and {{UK-Curlew}}.<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/16.|}} f. 16.</ref>
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Poland was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 20 January, 1936.<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/16.|}} f. 16.</ref>
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He was appointed as a Consular Shipping Advisor at Gothenburg on 22 August, 1939.  Soon thereafter, he was made Naval Attaché to Sweden and Norway.  Afterward, he was at The Nore.<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/16.|}} f. 16.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 20:37, 19 May 2023

Commander (retired) John Roberts Poland, R.N. (20 January, 1893 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of J. Poland, Esq., a surgeon.[1]

Poland was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1915. He was appointed to the Achates on 8 March 1916 and would fight in her at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[2]

Poland was appointed in command of the patrol boat P58 on 22 June, 1918.[3]

He was on the books of Iron Duke from 24 October 1919 for duty with the Senior Officer, navigation at Constantinople. On 18 May 1920 he was ordered to return to take the Intelligence Course at Royal Naval College, Greenwich. This training prepared him for intelligence work at Liverpool and Malta, which lasted until 22 April, 1922. He was then sent to Sweden to study the language.[4]

Poland was appointed to the light cruiser Dragon on 9 November, 1922. In this role, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1923. He left Dragon when he was appointed in command of M.L. 291 from the end of 1924 through 20 April 1926, vice Bilton[?].[5]

Poland would receive a number of appointments in light cruisers in which he would function as an interpreter, including Conquest, Calliope, Castor and Curlew.[6]

Poland was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 20 January, 1936.[7]

World War II

He was appointed as a Consular Shipping Advisor at Gothenburg on 22 August, 1939. Soon thereafter, he was made Naval Attaché to Sweden and Norway. Afterward, he was at The Nore.[8]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William V. H. Harris 		Captain of H.M.S. P16
19 Mar, 1918[9] – 14 May, 1918[10] 		Succeeded by
Leslie Mann
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. P58
22 Jun, 1918[11][12] – 24 Oct, 1919[13] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		Royal Navy Naval Attaché for Norway & Sweden
31 Oct, 1939[14] – 24 Sep, 1940[15] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/16. f. 16.
  2. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/16. f. 16.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 859.
  4. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/16. f. 16.
  5. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/16. f. 16.
  6. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/16. f. 16.
  7. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/16. f. 16.
  8. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/16. f. 16.
  9. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/16. f. 16.
  10. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/16. f. 16.
  11. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/16. f. 16.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 859.
  13. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/16. f. 16.
  14. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/16. f. 16.
  15. ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/16. f. 16.

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