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'''Reginald Wilfred Lawrence''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Reginald Wilfred Lawrence''', D.S.C. (13 May, 1890 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] and the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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The son of a manufacturer, Lawrence served first in the R.N.R., being promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 19 December, 1914.  He served in the {{UK-E14}} and was awarded a D.S.C. for service in the Dardanelles and Sea of Marmara in APril and May of 1915.<ref>Lawrence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/238.|}} f. 284.</ref>
  
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Lawrence transferred into the Royal Navy for meritorious service on 12 June, 1916.  With his background in merchant service work, Captain [[Horace Walker Longden|Longden]] would assert (in 1921 during a stint in {{UK-Valiant}}) made him appear "slow".<ref>Lawrence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/238.|}} f. 284.</ref>
  
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On 1 April, 1916, he was appointed to the {{UK-S1|f=c}}.<ref>Lawrence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/238.|}} f. 284.</ref>
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On 18 May 1918 he was admitted to Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar for neurasthenia.<ref>Lawrence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/238.|}} f. 284.</ref>
  
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Lawrence was appointed in command of the {{UK-Amazon|f=t}} on 12 November, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 728}}
 
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Lawrence was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 19 December, 1922.<ref>Lawrence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/238.|}} f. 284.</ref>
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On 22 January 1926, he lost some ammunition from {{UK-Wrestler}} and failed to notice the discrepancy.<ref>Lawrence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/238.|}} f. 284.</ref>
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In December, 1926 he received a negative evaluation from Admiral [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock]].  In 1928, there was a Court of Enquiry into a collision between the {{UK-Dundalk|f=t}}, under Lawrence's command, and {{UK-Dunoon|f=p}}.  It was concluded that the collision was entirely Lawrence's fault.<ref>Lawrence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/238.|}} f. 284.</ref>
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He became a specialist in aerial photography.<ref>Lawrence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/238.|}} f. 284.</ref>
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Lawrence was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} (retired) on 16 June, 1934.<ref>Lawrence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/238.|}} f. 284.</ref>
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==World War II==
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Commander (retired) Reginald Wilfred Lawrence, D.S.C. (13 May, 1890 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of a manufacturer, Lawrence served first in the R.N.R., being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 19 December, 1914. He served in the E 14 and was awarded a D.S.C. for service in the Dardanelles and Sea of Marmara in APril and May of 1915.[1]

Lawrence transferred into the Royal Navy for meritorious service on 12 June, 1916. With his background in merchant service work, Captain Longden would assert (in 1921 during a stint in Valiant) made him appear "slow".[2]

On 1 April, 1916, he was appointed to the "S" Class submarine S 1.[3]

On 18 May 1918 he was admitted to Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar for neurasthenia.[4]

Lawrence was appointed in command of the destroyer Amazon on 12 November, 1918.[5]

Lawrence was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 19 December, 1922.[6]

On 22 January 1926, he lost some ammunition from Wrestler and failed to notice the discrepancy.[7]

In December, 1926 he received a negative evaluation from Admiral Osmond de Beauvoir Brock. In 1928, there was a Court of Enquiry into a collision between the minesweeper Dundalk, under Lawrence's command, and H.M.S. Dunoon. It was concluded that the collision was entirely Lawrence's fault.[8]

He became a specialist in aerial photography.[9]

Lawrence was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander (retired) on 16 June, 1934.[10]

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. P45
12 Jun, 1917[11] – 13 Aug, 1917 		Succeeded by
Charles B. Land
Preceded by
Geoffrey Layton 		Captain of H.M.S. S 1
13 Aug, 1917 – 12 Nov, 1918[12] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
James C. Colvill 		Captain of H.M.S. Amazon
12 Nov, 1918[13] – 10 Apr, 1919 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John S. Morrell 		Captain of H.M.S. Cricket
9 Jun, 1922[14] – Jul, 1924 		Succeeded by
Noel H. Beaver
Preceded by
Donald C. Brock 		Captain of H.M.S. Wrestler
2 Mar, 1925[15] – Apr, 1927 		Succeeded by
Cyril J. H. Hill
Preceded by
Eric F. Wharton 		Captain of H.M.S. Dundalk
4 Apr, 1927[16] – 27 Sep, 1928 		Succeeded by
George A. M. V. Harrison

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
  2. ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
  3. ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
  4. ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 728.
  6. ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
  7. ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
  8. ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
  9. ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
  10. ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 396f.
  12. ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 728.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 744.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 291.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 233.

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