Lawrence Frederick Nelson Ommanney
Captain (retired) Lawrence Frederick Nelson Ommanney, R.N. (4 February, 1891 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of a Royal Navy Captain.
Ommanney was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1913.[1]
Ommanney was appointed to the battlecruiser Queen Mary on 13 October, 1913. He was fortunate to be appointed to the Acheron Class destroyer Oak on 8 July, 1915, as this spared him dying when Queen Mary was blown up at the Battle of Jutland.
On 4 October, 1916, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Itchen.
Ommanney was Lieutenant in Command of the destroyer Christopher on 16 August, 1917.[2]
Post-War
Ommanney was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1921.
Ommanney was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1926.
World War II
Ommanney was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Captain on 4 February, 1941.
He reverted to the Retired List on 16 September, 1946.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Maxwell N. Williamson-Napier |
Captain of H.M.S. Itchen 4 Oct, 1916[3] |
Succeeded by Frederick L. Cavaye |
| Preceded by William H. Sandford |
Captain of H.M.S. Exe 6 Apr, 1917[4] – 16 Aug, 1917[Inference] |
Succeeded by Harold S. Gillett |
| Preceded by Frederic T. Peters |
Captain of H.M.S. Christopher 16 Aug, 1917[5] – 1919[Fact Check] |
Succeeded by Reginald W. English |
| Preceded by The Hon. George Fraser |
Captain of H.M.S. Walker 20 Jul, 1922[6] |
Succeeded by Eric P. Vivian |
| Preceded by Donal S. McGrath |
Captain of H.M.S. Venomous 13 Dec, 1924[7] |
Succeeded by Cecil A. N. Chatwin |
| Preceded by Ralph Kerr |
Captain of H.M.S. Witch 14 Feb, 1932[8] |
Succeeded by Bernard A. W. Warburton-Lee |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 84.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 757.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 393s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 757.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 840.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 293.
