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− | {{ViceRN}} '''Robert Gordon Douglas Dewar''', R.N. (6 December, 1874 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Robert Gordon Douglas Dewar''', R.N. (6 December, 1874 – 24 August, 1948) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Dewar was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1896.<ref>Dewar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/463.|D7602781}} f. 517.</ref> | |
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1907.{{NLMar13|p. 21}} | He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1907.{{NLMar13|p. 21}} | ||
+ | He was appointed in command of ''Ganges II'' on 24 February, 1911. Castigated for prosecuting a Court Martial at Shotley badly in 1911, Dewar was superseded on 10 May, 1912.<ref>Dewar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/463.|D7602781}} f. 517.</ref> | ||
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+ | Dewar was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1913.<ref>Dewar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/463.|D7602781}} f. 517.</ref> | ||
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+ | ==Great War== | ||
Dewar was appointed command of the {{UK-Venus|f=t}} on 1 August, 1914.{{NLDec14|p. 388}} | Dewar was appointed command of the {{UK-Venus|f=t}} on 1 August, 1914.{{NLDec14|p. 388}} | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Berwick|f=t}} on 22 October, 1918.{{NLDec18|pp. 740-741}} | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Berwick|f=t}} on 22 October, 1918.{{NLDec18|pp. 740-741}} | ||
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+ | ==Post-War== | ||
+ | Dewar was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 August, 1924 and was placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>Dewar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/463.|D7602781}} f. 517.</ref> | ||
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+ | Dewar was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 26 May, 1929.<ref>Dewar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/463.|D7602781}} f. 517.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 11:04, 7 October 2016
Vice-Admiral (retired) Robert Gordon Douglas Dewar, R.N. (6 December, 1874 – 24 August, 1948) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Dewar was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1896.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1907.[2]
He was appointed in command of Ganges II on 24 February, 1911. Castigated for prosecuting a Court Martial at Shotley badly in 1911, Dewar was superseded on 10 May, 1912.[3]
Dewar was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1913.[4]
Great War
Dewar was appointed command of the second class protected cruiser Venus on 1 August, 1914.[5]
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Berwick on 22 October, 1918.[6]
Post-War
Dewar was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 August, 1924 and was placed on the Retired List the following day.[7]
Dewar was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 26 May, 1929.[8]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by William N. England |
Captain of H.M.S. Hornet 19 Apr, 1900[9] |
Succeeded by Lewis W. Braithwaite |
Preceded by Albert S. Lafone |
Captain of H.M.S. Sunfish 19 Apr, 1900[10] |
Succeeded by John M. D. E. Warren |
Preceded by Cecil S. Hickley |
Captain of H.M.S. Cygnet 29 Nov, 1900[11] – c. Apr, 1902 |
Succeeded by George J. Todd |
Preceded by Norman H. Carter |
Captain of H.M.S. Hardy c. Jul, 1902[12] |
Succeeded by Frederick B. Noble |
Preceded by James R. P. Hawksley |
Captain of H.M.S. Venus 1 Aug, 1914[13] – late 1917 |
Succeeded by Lancelot N. Turton |
Preceded by Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton |
Captain of H.M.S. Berwick 22 Oct, 1918[14] – 20 Aug, 1919[15][16] |
Succeeded by Francis W. Caulfieid |
Footnotes
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 21.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 388.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). pp. 740-741.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/463. f. 517.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 266.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 304a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 244.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 14 March 1902. (36715), p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398r.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). pp. 740-741.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 740.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 740.