Difference between revisions of "Gilbert Esdaile Venning"

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Lieutenant-Commander (emergency) Gilbert Esdaile Venning (9 January, 1886 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Born in Kuala Lumpur.

Venning was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1907.

Venning was appointed in command of the submarine C 14 on 4 January, 1910.^[1]

Venning resigned his commission on 17 June, 1911. On 29 August of that year, he was added to the Emergency List.

On 17 April, 1915, Venning was reinstated to the Active List with a seniority date of 21 May, 1911.

Venning was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1915.

Venning was in command of the submarine E 44 on 17 January, 1918.^[2]

On 27 May 1919, his reinstatement to the Active List was cancelled and he was to be considered as having served on the Emergency List throughout.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Hubert Vaughan-Jones	Captain of H.M.S. A 8 15 Feb, 1909 – 4 Jan, 1910	Succeeded by Donald Greig
Preceded by Charles B. Land	Captain of H.M.S. C 14 4 Jan, 1910^[3] – 5 May, 1911	Succeeded by Robert H. T. Raikes
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. H 5 19 Jun, 1916 – 5 Jul, 1916	Succeeded by Cromwell H. Varley
Preceded by The Hon. Byron P. Cary	Captain of H.M.S. H 10 5 Jul, 1916 – 5 Mar, 1917	Succeeded by Martin H. Collier
Preceded by Henry P. Hughes	Captain of H.M.S. E 44 5 Mar, 1917 – 5 Oct, 1918	Succeeded by Charles E. A. W. Cox
Preceded by Fitzroy H. D. Byron	Captain of H.M.S. G 5 15 Oct, 1918 – 25 Feb, 1919	Succeeded by Humphrey G. Veale
Preceded by John G. Bower	Captain of H.M.S. K 12 25 Feb, 1919 – 12 Jul, 1919	Succeeded by Victor E. Ward

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