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Latest revision as of 12:16, 29 April 2023
Commander (retired) Francis Herbert Austen, O.B.E., R.N. (17 September, 1893 – 1971) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Colonel A. R. Austen, 1st Shropshire Light Infantry, Austen was a descendant of Francis William Austen, one of Jane Austen's "sailor brothers".[1]
He served in Achilles from 6 February, 1914 to 20 January, 1915, when he was appointed to the destroyer Beagle.[2]
Austen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1915. He served in the light cruiser Royalist from 17 April to 12 November, 1916 and was present at the Battle of Jutland when the cruiser screened the battle fleet as part of the Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron. Later wartime appointments placed him in Jackal, Gabriel, and the battleship Neptune.[3]
On 9 August, 1917, his request to be recommended for command of P boats was noted.[4]
Austen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1923.[5]
Austen was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 5 October, 1936.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Horace G. Gorton |
Superintendent of Anti-Gas Training, Devonport 27 Jun, 1932[7] – 8 Dec, 1933[8] |
Succeeded by Richard A. Everitt |
| Preceded by Horace G. Gorton |
Superintendent of Anti-Gas Training, Portsmouth 8 Dec, 1933[9] – 5 Oct, 1936[10] |
Succeeded by Cyril Y. C. Keays |
Footnotes
- ↑ Corder, Joan. Akin to Jane, pp. 140.
- ↑ Austen Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/55/125. f. 125.
- ↑ Austen Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/55/125. f. 125.
- ↑ Austen Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/55/125. f. 125.
- ↑ Austen Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/55/125. f. 125.
- ↑ Austen Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/55/125. f. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 288.
- ↑ Everitt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/85. f. 85.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 287.
- ↑ Austen Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/55/125. f. 125.
