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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
Casement was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1891.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26239/pages/3 no. 26239.  p. 3.]  1 January, 1892.</ref>
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Casement was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1891.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26239/pages/3 no. 26239.  p. 3.]  1 January, 1892.</ref>
Casement was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1898.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26983/pages/3983 no. 26983.  p. 3983.]  1 July, 1898.</ref>   
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Casement was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1898.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26983/pages/3983 no. 26983.  p. 3983.]  1 July, 1898.</ref>   
  
 
He was appointed [[Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard]] on 4 May, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 16 March, 1907.  Issue '''38282''', col E, p. 14.</ref>
 
He was appointed [[Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard]] on 4 May, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 16 March, 1907.  Issue '''38282''', col E, p. 14.</ref>
  
Casement was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 15 January, 1908, vice [[Francis George Kirby|Kirby]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28100/pages/421 no. 28100.  p. 421.]  17 January, 1908.</ref>  In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 2 January, 1909.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28212/pages/131 no. 28212.  p. 131.]  5 January, 1909.</ref>
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Casement was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 15 January, 1908, vice [[Francis George Kirby|Kirby]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28100/pages/421 no. 28100.  p. 421.]  17 January, 1908.</ref>  In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 2 January, 1909.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28212/pages/131 no. 28212.  p. 131.]  5 January, 1909.</ref>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 18:09, 24 September 2012

Rear-Admiral John Casement, Royal Navy (22 July, 1854 – 8 June, 1910) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Casement was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1891.[1] Casement was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1898.[2]

He was appointed Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard on 4 May, 1907.[3]

Casement was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 January, 1908, vice Kirby.[4] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 2 January, 1909.[5]

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 26239. p. 3. 1 January, 1892.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3983. 1 July, 1898.
  3. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 16 March, 1907. Issue 38282, col E, p. 14.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 28100. p. 421. 17 January, 1908.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 28212. p. 131. 5 January, 1909.

Bibliography

  • "Rear-Admiral Casement" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 11 June, 1910. Issue 39296, col D, pg. 13.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
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