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Pearson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 18 April, 1916.<ref>Pearson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/41.|}} f. 41.</ref>
 
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An appointment in command of {{UK-P17}} for 9 May, 1917{{NLAug17|p. 396''d''}} was cancelled, and Pearson continued to serve in the {{UK-Milne|f=t}} until 19 March, 1919.<ref>Pearson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/41.|}} f. 41.</ref>
  
 
Pearson was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boats {{UK-TB33}}, {{UK-TB34}} and {{UK-TB35}} on 5 August, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 871}}
 
Pearson was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boats {{UK-TB33}}, {{UK-TB34}} and {{UK-TB35}} on 5 August, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 871}}

Revision as of 20:47, 9 June 2021

Commander (retired) Leonard Ernest Pearson, D.S.C., (19 December, 1886 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Promoted to the rank of Mate on 18 December, 1913.[1]

Pearson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 18 April, 1916.[2]

An appointment in command of P17 for 9 May, 1917[3] was cancelled, and Pearson continued to serve in the destroyer Milne until 19 March, 1919.[4]

Pearson was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boats T.B. 33, T.B. 34 and T.B. 35 on 5 August, 1920.[5]

Pearson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 18 April, 1924.[6]

Pearson was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 10 February, 1927.[7]

World War II

Some service in minesweeping, and as minesweeping officer, Humber.[8]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Philip A. Heyder 		Captain of H.M.S. P17
9 May, 1917[9] 		Succeeded by
James C. Colvill
Preceded by
Richard J. Turnbull 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 35
5 Aug, 1920[10] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Ernest H. Large 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 33
5 Aug, 1920[11] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
The Hon. Eric W. E. Fellowes 		Captain of H.M.S. Weybourne
10 Jul, 1924 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/41. f. 41.
  2. ↑ Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/41. f. 41.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 396d.
  4. ↑ Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/41. f. 41.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 871.
  6. ↑ Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/41. f. 41.
  7. ↑ Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/41. f. 41.
  8. ↑ Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/41. f. 41.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 396d.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 871.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 871.

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