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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Robert Warren Johnson''', Royal Navy (10 May, 1868 – 22 September, 1914) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Robert Warren Johnson''', Royal Navy (10 May, 1868 – 22 September, 1914) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
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| + | Johnson scored 1,362 marks in the competitive examinations for cadetships in the Royal Navy, coming first out of his batch of twenty.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 27 June, 1881. Issue '''30231''', col E, pg. 8.</ref> | ||
He married on 11 July, 1906, Grace Isobel, fourth daughter of the late Algernon Paley, and had two sons and one daughter. He | He married on 11 July, 1906, Grace Isobel, fourth daughter of the late Algernon Paley, and had two sons and one daughter. He | ||
Revision as of 10:36, 11 July 2010
Captain Robert Warren Johnson, Royal Navy (10 May, 1868 – 22 September, 1914) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Johnson scored 1,362 marks in the competitive examinations for cadetships in the Royal Navy, coming first out of his batch of twenty.[1]
He married on 11 July, 1906, Grace Isobel, fourth daughter of the late Algernon Paley, and had two sons and one daughter. He was lost in action September 22, 1914, when the H.M.S. Cressy, of which he was the captain, was torpedoed in the North sea engagement.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 27 June, 1881. Issue 30231, col E, pg. 8.
Bibliography
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
