Lawrence Leopold Dundas

Lawrence Leopold Dundas, C.M.G., ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Dundas was appointed in command of the {{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|c}}|"A" Class destroyer |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|c}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|"A" Class destroyer ||{{#pos:t|c}}|}}}}{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|t}}|destroyer |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|t}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|destroyer ||{{#pos:t|t}}|}}}}[[{{#if:H.M.S.|H.M.S. Lightning (1895)|Lightning (1895)}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|p}}|H.M.S. |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|p}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|H.M.S. ||{{#pos:t|p}}|}}}}Lightning]] on 6 January, 1900.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 2 January, 1900. Issue 36028, col E, p. 7.</ref>

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1907.{{#if:p. 100|<ref>The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 100.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (April, 1914). Corrected to 18 March, 1914. Copy on Archive.org.}}

Dundas was appointed in command of the {{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|c}}|"C" and "D" Class destroyer |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|c}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|"C" and "D" Class destroyer ||{{#pos:t|c}}|}}}}{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|t}}|destroyer |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|t}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|destroyer ||{{#pos:t|t}}|}}}}[[{{#if:H.M.S.|H.M.S. Diamond (1932)|Diamond (1932)}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|p}}|H.M.S. |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|p}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|H.M.S. ||{{#pos:t|p}}|}}}}Diamond]] on 8 September, 1913.{{#if:p. 301|<ref>The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 301.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (April, 1914). Corrected to 18 March, 1914. Copy on Archive.org.}}

Dundas was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1916.{{#if:p. 57|<ref>The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 57.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (June, 1919). Corrected to 19 May, 1919. copy on Archive.org.}}

On 1 March, 1919, Dundas was appointed in command of the {{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|c}}|Arethusa Class light cruiser |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|c}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|Arethusa Class light cruiser ||{{#pos:t|c}}|}}}}{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|t}}|light cruiser |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|t}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|light cruiser ||{{#pos:t|t}}|}}}}[[{{#if:H.M.S.|H.M.S. Phaeton (1914)|Phaeton (1914)}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|p}}|H.M.S. |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|p}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|H.M.S. ||{{#pos:t|p}}|}}}}Phaeton]].{{#if:p. 828|<ref>The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 828.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (January, 1920) Copy on Archive.org.}}

See Also

• Wikipedia

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Loftus C. O. Mansergh	Captain of H.M.S. Lightning 6 Jan, 1900<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 2 January, 1900. Issue 36028, col E, p. 7.</ref> – ?	Succeeded by Vincent L. Bowring
Preceded by Reginald F. Parker	Captain of H.M.S. Diamond 8 Sep, 1913{{#if:p. 301|<ref>The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 301.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (April, 1914). Corrected to 18 March, 1914. Copy on Archive.org.}} – ?	Succeeded by George B. Powell
Preceded by John E. Cameron	Captain of H.M.S. Phaeton 1 Mar, 1919{{#if:p. 828|<ref>The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 828.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (January, 1920) Copy on Archive.org.}} – ?	Succeeded by ?

Footnotes

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