Lawrence Hartshorne Jeans

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Commander (retired) Lawrence Hartshorne Jeans (20 August, 1892 – 24 March, 1937) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Jeans was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 March, 1915. In May, he was appointed to the destroyer Medea. On 2 December 1915 he was appointed to an illegible ship I believe is the destroyer Nereide. On 27 January 1916 he was appointed to the destroyer Cameleon. On 27 May 1916 he was appointed to Observer.[1]

On 13 July, 1917, Jeans was Court Martialed for hazarding P35. The charge was proved and he was severely reprimanded. He was, however, then appointed Lieutenant in Command of the patrol boat P39 on 31 December, 1918.[2]

He requested to retire from the service effective 30 November 1920, but on 24 November he requested that this be cancelled; this was refused with regret. He further lobbied for reinstatment in February 1921.[3]

Jeans was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (retired) on 30 March, 1923. He would travel to Scandinavia in 1925.[4]

Jeans was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 20 August, 1932.[5]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Patrick W. R. Weir
Captain of H.M.S. P35
7 Feb, 1918[6] – 31 Dec, 1918[7]
Succeeded by
John I. Hallett
Preceded by
John Harding
Captain of H.M.S. P39
31 Dec, 1918[8][9] – 28 Jan, 1919[10]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Jeans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/144. f. 144.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 859.
  3. Jeans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/144. f. 144.
  4. Jeans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/144. f. 144.
  5. Jeans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/144. f. 144.
  6. Jeans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/144. f. 144.
  7. Jeans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/144. f. 144.
  8. Jeans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/144. f. 144.
  9. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 859.
  10. Jeans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/144. f. 144.