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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Appointed to {{UK-Valiant}} on 15 August, 1917, he suffered an adverse report, necessitating regular reports to be issued on him.  One from 31 January 1918 indicated that he was "most satisfactory in every respect."  He served in the battleship until July 1919.<ref>Nelson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/55/175.}} f. 175.</ref>
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Nelson commanded the {{UK-Carstairs|f=t}} from 19 July 1919.  He was to be demobilised on 2 November 1919, but this was delayed until 25 January, 1920.<ref>Nelson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/55/175.}} f. 175.</ref>
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Nelson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 14 January, 1923.  In August 1924, he was injured in a motor accident and was treated at Chatham Hospital.<ref>Nelson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/55/175.}} f. 175.</ref>
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After a poor showing in Gunnery and Torpedo Courses in early 1925, Nelson was considered for removal from the R.N.R..  He apparently avoided this fate, and w was placed on the Retired List on 14 June, 1928.<ref>Nelson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/55/175.}} f. 175.</ref>
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In 1948, he reported that he was retired and living in Norfolk.
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Latest revision as of 11:11, 23 August 2022

Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Charles Matthew Nelson, (14 June, 1883 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Nelson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 14 January, 1915.[1]

Appointed to Valiant on 15 August, 1917, he suffered an adverse report, necessitating regular reports to be issued on him. One from 31 January 1918 indicated that he was "most satisfactory in every respect." He served in the battleship until July 1919.[2]

Nelson commanded the minesweeper Carstairs from 19 July 1919. He was to be demobilised on 2 November 1919, but this was delayed until 25 January, 1920.[3]

Nelson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 14 January, 1923. In August 1924, he was injured in a motor accident and was treated at Chatham Hospital.[4]

After a poor showing in Gunnery and Torpedo Courses in early 1925, Nelson was considered for removal from the R.N.R.. He apparently avoided this fate, and w was placed on the Retired List on 14 June, 1928.[5]

In 1948, he reported that he was retired and living in Norfolk.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Carstairs
19 Jul, 1919[6][7]c. late 1919[8]
Succeeded by
Edward C. Thornton

Footnotes

  1. Nelson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/175. f. 175.
  2. Nelson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/175. f. 175.
  3. Nelson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/175. f. 175.
  4. Nelson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/175. f. 175.
  5. Nelson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/175. f. 175.
  6. Nelson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/175. f. 175.
  7. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 753.
  8. Nelson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/175. f. 175.