John Walsh Carrington
Vice-Admiral John Walsh Carrington, D.S.O., O.B.E., Royal Navy (5 January, 1879 – 15 November, 1964) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Carrington was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1900.[1]
Carrington was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1912.[2]
Carrington served as Navigating Officer of King George V at the Battle of Jutland.
He was promoted to Captain on 31 December, 1917.[3]
Post-War
On 1 January, 1919, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carlisle.[4]
On 2 December, 1924, Carrington became Captain in Command of Portsmouth Navigation School.[5]
He commanded Valiant from March 1927 until September 1928.
He was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 23 May, 1929.[6]
Carrington was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 August, 1930. He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 11 February, 1934.[7]
In 1938, accepted an appointment as an Air Raid Warden after first checking that the Navy would not require him in the event of a mobilisation.[8]
See Also
Bibliography
- Schofield, Vice-Admiral B. B. (1977). Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. Havant: Kenneth Mason Publications Ltd. ISBN 085937-087-9.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Carlisle 1 Jan, 1919[9] |
Succeeded by Edward R. G. R. Evans |
| Preceded by Harold O. Reinold |
Captain of Portsmouth Navigation School 2 Dec, 1924[10] |
Succeeded by John D. Campbell |
| Preceded by Humphrey T. Walwyn |
Captain of H.M.S. Valiant Mar, 1927[11] |
Succeeded by Alfred H. Norman |
| Preceded by James F. Somerville |
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite 1 Sep, 1928[12][13] |
Succeeded by Arthur H. Walker |
Footnotes
- ↑ Carrington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 489.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 13.
- ↑ Carrington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 489.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 752.
- ↑ Schofield. p. 192.
- ↑ Carrington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 194.
- ↑ Carrington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 194.
- ↑ Carrington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 194.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 752.
- ↑ Schofield. Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. p. 192.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month taken from successor's discharge date. Somerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 292.
