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{{RearRN}} '''Stewart Arnold Pears''', R.N. (24 February, 1894 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Stewart Arnold Pears''', C.B.E., R.N. (24 February, 1894 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
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The son of Stewart D. Pears, [illeg] of India.
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Pears was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 April, 1916.<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/71.|}} f. 73.</ref>
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Pears was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 April, 1924.<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/71.|}} f. 73.</ref>
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In May 1925, Pears was appointed to the {{UK-Curlew|f=t}} as gunnery officer.  One year later, he was invalided home in S.S. ''Orbita'', suffering from a disease of the nervous system, which would necessitate his right leg being amputated at the lower third of his thigh.  He was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 23 September, 1926.<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/71.|}} f. 73.</ref>
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Pears was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 24 February, 1934.<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/71.|}} f. 73.</ref>
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==World War II==
 
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Pears was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 18 March, 1947.  He would receive a series of appointments in inspection of naval ordnance, his last appointment ceasing on 2 March 1956.<ref>Pears Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/71.|}} f. 73.</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:01, 26 April 2022

Captain (retired) Stewart Arnold Pears, C.B.E., R.N. (24 February, 1894 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Stewart D. Pears, [illeg] of India.

Pears was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 April, 1916.[1]

Pears was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 April, 1924.[2]

In May 1925, Pears was appointed to the light cruiser Curlew as gunnery officer. One year later, he was invalided home in S.S. Orbita, suffering from a disease of the nervous system, which would necessitate his right leg being amputated at the lower third of his thigh. He was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 23 September, 1926.[3]

Pears was promoted to the rank of Commander on 24 February, 1934.[4]

World War II

Pears was promoted to the rank of Captain on 18 March, 1947. He would receive a series of appointments in inspection of naval ordnance, his last appointment ceasing on 2 March 1956.[5]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frank R. Willis 		Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance
18 Mar, 1947[6] – 2 Mar, 1956[7] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/71. f. 73.
  2. ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/71. f. 73.
  3. ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/71. f. 73.
  4. ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/71. f. 73.
  5. ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/71. f. 73.
  6. ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/71. f. 73.
  7. ↑ Pears Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/71. f. 73.

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