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Revision as of 14:04, 1 November 2017

Commander (retired) Lindsay Richard Venn (15 October, 1883 – 31 December, 1966) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Venn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1904.

On 24 January, 1905, Venn was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 51.[1]

Venn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1912.

Venn was appointed in command of the submarine Severn on 10 October, 1917.[2]

Venn was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 15 October, 1926.

Venn was elected in 1931 as a Municipal Reform Party member of the London County Council for Hammersmith North.[3]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Heathcote G. Hewitt
Captain of H.M. T.B. 51
24 Jan, 1905[4] – 8 May, 1906
Succeeded by
Arthur A. Scott
Preceded by
William B. C. Jones
Captain of H.M.S. Severn
10 Oct, 1917[5] – 28 Nov, 1919
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 399.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906.
  3. London.Wikia.com.
  4. The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 399.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906.