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'''Arthur Jermyn Landon''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Arthur Jermyn Landon''' (4 August, 1883 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Landon was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1913.<ref>Landon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/35.|D7604134}} f. 18.</ref>
  
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==Great War==
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Landon had been appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Widgeon (1904)|''Widgeon'']] on the China Station on 15 January, 1914.  On 16 November, 1914, he was ordered home and left ''Widgeon''.  An appointment to join {{UK-Conqueror}} dated 3 February 1915 was cancelled.  He idled at Portsmouth for a month and was appointed to {{UK-Swiftsure}}, additional, for special service.<ref>Landon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/35.|D7604134}} f. 18.</ref>
  
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Landon was appointed in command of the {{UK-Trident|f=t}} on 29 May, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 921a}}
 
  
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Landon was appointed in command of the {{UK-Vanquisher|f=t}} on 17 November, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 879b.</ref>
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Landon was appointed in command of the {{UK-Trident|f=t}} on 29 May, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 921''a''}}
  
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In March, 1927, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ceres|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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==Post-War==
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Landon was appointed in command of the {{UK-Vanquisher|f=t}} on 17 November, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 879''b''}}
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Landon was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1925.<ref>Landon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/35.|D7604134}} f. 18.</ref>
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Revision as of 21:29, 31 August 2016

Captain Arthur Jermyn Landon (4 August, 1883 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Landon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1905.[1]

Landon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1913.[2]

Great War

Landon had been appointed in command of Widgeon on the China Station on 15 January, 1914. On 16 November, 1914, he was ordered home and left Widgeon. An appointment to join Conqueror dated 3 February 1915 was cancelled. He idled at Portsmouth for a month and was appointed to Swiftsure, additional, for special service.[3]

Landon was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.[4]

Landon was appointed in command of the destroyer Trident on 29 May, 1918.[5]

Post-War

Landon was appointed in command of the destroyer Vanquisher on 17 November, 1920.[6]

Landon was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1925.[7]

In March, 1927, Landon was appointed in command of the light cruiser Ceres.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Richard Quick 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 106
12 Jan, 1906[8] – Mar, 1907 		Succeeded by
George O. Hewett
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. P11
11 Jan, 1916[9] – Jan, 1917[Inference] 		Succeeded by
George E. L. Atwood
Preceded by
Edward T. Inman 		Captain of H.M.S. Mentor
22 Jan, 1917[10] – 1918[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Henry J. Hartnoll
Preceded by
Roger L'E. M. Rede 		Captain of H.M.S. Trident
29 May, 1918[11] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Arthur A. Scott 		Captain of H.M.S. Sybille
30 Mar, 1919[12] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Kenneth A. Beattie 		Captain of H.M.S. Vanquisher
17 Nov, 1920[13] 		Succeeded by
Claude L. Bate
Preceded by
Wellwood G. C. Maxwell 		Captain of H.M.S. Ceres
Mar, 1927[14] 		Succeeded by
Norman A. Wodehouse

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.
  2. ↑ Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.
  3. ↑ Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.
  4. ↑ Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 921a.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879b.
  7. ↑ Landon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/35. f. 18.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 400a.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396i.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395q.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 921a.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 869.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879b.
  14. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.


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