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'''Egerton Wootton Isaacson''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Egerton Wotton Isaacson''' (30 August, 1882 &ndash; 31 August, 1929) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. His middle name may have been Wootton, according to an unspecified edition of ''Navy List''.<ref>Isaacson Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/47/11.|}} f. 215.</ref>
  
 
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The son of a solicitor, Isaacson was born in Hampstead.  He passed out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1897 ranked eighth of sixty-four cadets, earning 1768 marks.{{NMI|Thursday, Dec 16, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35388}}
  
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Isaacson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1903.<ref>Isaacson Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/47/11.|}} f. 215.</ref>
  
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Isaacson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Yarmouth|f=t}} in November, 1925.{{MackieRNW}}
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He served as torpedo officer in {{UK-Hibernia}} from 24 April, 1914 to 4 January, 1917, being promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1916. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed to {{UK-Agamemnon}} for torpedo duties, where he remained until being appointed to {{UK-Furious}} on 8 March, 1919.  He remained in her for three months.<ref>Isaacson Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/47/11.|}} f. 215.</ref>
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Isaacson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1924.<ref>Isaacson Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/47/11.|}} f. 215.</ref>
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Isaacson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Yarmouth|f=t}} in November, 1925.
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Issacson died in Portsmouth Hospital in 1929, the day after the 14-hp Sunbeam car he was driving home was struck by a light railway car near Portsmouth.  He had only just turned forty-seven.{{ToL|Naval Officer Killed while Motoring|3 Sept. 1929, p. 9}}
  
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* Obituary in ''The Times'', Mon Sep 02, 1929.  p. 18.  45297 D.
 
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Latest revision as of 11:19, 7 April 2022

Captain Egerton Wotton Isaacson (30 August, 1882 – 31 August, 1929) served in the Royal Navy. His middle name may have been Wootton, according to an unspecified edition of Navy List.[1]

Life & Career

The son of a solicitor, Isaacson was born in Hampstead. He passed out of Britannia in December, 1897 ranked eighth of sixty-four cadets, earning 1768 marks.[2]

Isaacson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1903.[3]

Isaacson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1911.[4]

He served as torpedo officer in Hibernia from 24 April, 1914 to 4 January, 1917, being promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1916. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed to Agamemnon for torpedo duties, where he remained until being appointed to Furious on 8 March, 1919. He remained in her for three months.[5]

Isaacson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1924.[6]

Isaacson was appointed in command of the light cruiser Yarmouth in November, 1925.

Issacson died in Portsmouth Hospital in 1929, the day after the 14-hp Sunbeam car he was driving home was struck by a light railway car near Portsmouth. He had only just turned forty-seven.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 41
21 Jun, 1902[8] – 1 Jul, 1902[9] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Nigel B. Deare 		Captain of H.M.S. Yarmouth
17 Nov, 1925[10] 		Succeeded by
Wilfred N. Custance
Preceded by
Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis 		Captain of H.M.S. Concord
20 Dec, 1926[11] – c. 5 Sep, 1927[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Roy N. Suter
Preceded by
Claude C. Dobson 		Captain of H.M.S. Caledon
c. 5 Sep, 1927[Inference] – Jan, 1928 		Succeeded by
Hubert Ardill

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Isaacson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/11. f. 215.
  2. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Dec 16, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35388.
  3. ↑ Isaacson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/11. f. 215.
  4. ↑ Isaacson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/11. f. 215.
  5. ↑ Isaacson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/11. f. 215.
  6. ↑ Isaacson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/11. f. 215.
  7. ↑ "Naval Officer Killed while Motoring." The Times (London, England), 3 Sept. 1929, p. 9.
  8. ↑ Isaacson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/11. f. 215.
  9. ↑ Isaacson Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/11. f. 215.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 291.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 226.

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