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{{LCommRN}} '''John Patrick Wisden''', (14 October, 1901 – 29 August, 1940) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{LCommRN}} '''John Patrick Wisden''', (14 October, 1901 – 29 August, 1940) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Revision as of 10:16, 15 July 2021
Lieutenant-Commander John Patrick Wisden, (14 October, 1901 – 29 August, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.
As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.
Life & Career
Wisden served in the battleship Hercules from late September 1917 until being appointed to H.M.S. Ramillies on 12 February, 1919. He would serve in her until November.
Wisden was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 September, 1923.
Wisden was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 September, 1931.
World War II
Wisden died after suffering wounds he sustained during the bombing of his command, Bulldog in August, 1940.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Bernard W. Galpin |
Captain of H.M.S. H 31 1 Apr, 1928[1] – 29 Apr, 1929 |
Succeeded by William C. Thomas |
| Preceded by Reginald R. Helbert |
Captain of H.M.S. Starfish 2 May, 1934[2][3] |
Succeeded by Charles A. Rowe |
| Preceded by Reginald R. Helbert |
Captain of H.M.S. Sealion 19 Jul, 1935[4] |
Succeeded by Edward F. Pizey |
| Preceded by John S. M. Richardson |
Captain of H.M.S. Bulldog 30 Apr, 1940 – 24 Aug, 1940 |
Succeeded by Frank J. G. Hewitt |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 276.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, April 9, 1934, Issue 46723, p.7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 274.
