Thomas Dawson Lees Sheppard
Admiral SIR Thomas Dawson Lees Sheppard, K.B.E., C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (7 April, 1866 – 24 February, 1953) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Sheppard was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1900.[1]
He was appointed Commodore, Second Class Commanding the Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth on 21 April, 1914.[2]
Great War
On 18 December, 1914, Sheppard took command of H.M.S. Neptune in the Grand Fleet.[3] Sheppard was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 February, 1916, vice Purefoy.[4] He was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Ninth Cruiser Squadron on 8 December, 1916. He retained the command until 3 January, 1919.[5] He was made a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1918.[6]
Sheppard was placed on the Retired List on 1 May, 1922 at his own request.[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27150. p. 3. 2 January, 1900.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 394.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 396e.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 29478. p. 1805. 18 February, 1916.
- ↑ "Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." The National Archives. ADM 6/461. p. 20.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30451. p. 79. 1 January, 1918.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32695. p. 3625. 9 May, 1922.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Dawson Sheppard" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 27 February, 1953. Issue 52557, col D, pg. 10.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- 1866 births
- 1953 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1879
- Royal Navy Navigating Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Enchantress (1903)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Zealandia (1904)
- Commodores, Devonport Royal Naval Barracks
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Neptune (1909)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Ninth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
