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Wainwright was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 July, 1916 while interned in Germany. | Wainwright was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 July, 1916 while interned in Germany. | ||
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Wainwright was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} (retired) on 30 July, 1924. | Wainwright was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} (retired) on 30 July, 1924. | ||
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Lieutenant-Commander (retired) David Wainwright, (9 September, 1894 – c. 28 March, 1939) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Wainwright served in H.M.S. Colossus from mid-January 1912 to mid-December, 1914.
Though he had requested training in submarines, Wainwright fought in the Battle of Jutland in the "M" Class destroyer H.M.S. Nomad, and was taken prisoner by the Germans following her loss in the action.
Wainwright was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1916 while interned in Germany.
Following his repatriation after the war, Wainwright was appointed to the minesweeper Penarth on 31 December, 1918. He would be awarded the Albert Medal for his efforts to save life on the occasion of her loss to a mine on 4 February, 1919.
Wainwright was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (retired) on 30 July, 1924.
Wainwright disappeared from a hotel in Portland on 28 March, 1939 after attending a minesweeping course at H.M.S. Hebe. He was discovered, drowned, on a nearby beach on 19 June.
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ernest M. Fall |
Captain of H.M.S. Irvine 1 Jun, 1919[1] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by William Smalley |
Captain of H.M.S. Harpenden 20 Oct, 1919[2] – 21 Jan, 1920[Inference] |
Succeeded by William C. Buttenshaw |
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