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| − | {{CaptRN}} '''John Valentine Wotton''', (13 February, 1887 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} '''John Valentine Wotton''', C.B.E. (13 February, 1887 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Born in Ramsgate. | |
| − | Wotton was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | + | |
| − | Wotton was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | Wotton was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1908.<ref>Wotton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/38.|}} f. 40.</ref> |
| − | Wotton was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on | + | |
| − | Wotton was | + | Wotton was appointed to the {{UK-1Orion|f=t}} as torpedo officer from 13 January, 1914 and served in her throughout the war, seeing action at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. He was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1916.<ref>Wotton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/38.|}} f. 40.</ref> |
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| + | Wotton was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1920.<ref>Wotton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/38.|}} f. 40.</ref> | ||
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| + | In 1926, while in command of the {{UK-Foxglove|f=t}}, he was thanked for presenting an ultimatum to Chinese generals who were interfering in foreign shippoing at [[Taku]]. | ||
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| + | Wotton was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 9 July, 1929 and was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 13 February, 1932.<ref>Wotton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/38.|}} f. 40.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==World War II== | ||
| + | Wotton was appointed as a minesweeping officer on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Nore from 6 June 1940.<ref>Wotton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/38.|}} f. 40.</ref> | ||
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| + | Reverted to the Retired List on 10 September, 1946.<ref>Wotton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/38.|}} f. 40.</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+John+Valentine+Wotton Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+John+Valentine+Wotton Service Records] | ||
| − | + | * [[H.M.S. Orion at the Battle of Jutland]] | |
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| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Victor Hudson|Henry V. Hudson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Foxglove (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Foxglove'']]'''<br>1 Oct, 1924{{NLFeb26|p. 240}} – 1926|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cuthbert Helsham Heath-Caldwell|Cuthbert H. Heath-Caldwell]]'''}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Stanley Lyte Willis|Stanley L. Willis]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Actæon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Actæon'']]'''<br>23 Mar, 1922<ref>Wotton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/38.|}} f. 40.</ref> – 31 Mar, 1922<ref>Wotton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/38.|}} f. 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Stanley Draper Noakes|Cecil S. D. Noakes]]'''}} |
| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Victor Hudson|Henry V. Hudson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Foxglove (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Foxglove'']]'''<br>1 Oct, 1924<ref>Wotton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/38.|}} f. 40.</ref>{{NLFeb26|p. 240}} – Nov, 1926<ref>Wotton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/38.|}} f. 40.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cuthbert Helsham Heath-Caldwell|Cuthbert H. Heath-Caldwell]]'''}} | ||
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{{CatBritannia|January, 1902}} | {{CatBritannia|January, 1902}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:35, 22 March 2023
Captain John Valentine Wotton, C.B.E. (13 February, 1887 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Ramsgate.
Wotton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1908.[1]
Wotton was appointed to the battleship Orion as torpedo officer from 13 January, 1914 and served in her throughout the war, seeing action at the Battle of Jutland. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1916.[2]
Wotton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1920.[3]
In 1926, while in command of the sweeping sloop Foxglove, he was thanked for presenting an ultimatum to Chinese generals who were interfering in foreign shippoing at Taku.
Wotton was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 9 July, 1929 and was promoted to the rank of Captain on 13 February, 1932.[4]
World War II
Wotton was appointed as a minesweeping officer on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Nore from 6 June 1940.[5]
Reverted to the Retired List on 10 September, 1946.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Stanley L. Willis |
Captain of H.M.S. Actæon 23 Mar, 1922[7] – 31 Mar, 1922[8] |
Succeeded by Cecil S. D. Noakes |
| Preceded by Henry V. Hudson |
Captain of H.M.S. Foxglove 1 Oct, 1924[9][10] – Nov, 1926[11] |
Succeeded by Cuthbert H. Heath-Caldwell |
Footnotes
- ↑ Wotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/38. f. 40.
- ↑ Wotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/38. f. 40.
- ↑ Wotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/38. f. 40.
- ↑ Wotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/38. f. 40.
- ↑ Wotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/38. f. 40.
- ↑ Wotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/38. f. 40.
- ↑ Wotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/38. f. 40.
- ↑ Wotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/38. f. 40.
- ↑ Wotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/38. f. 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 240.
- ↑ Wotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/38. f. 40.
