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Sheppard was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1900.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27150/pages/3 no. 27150.  p. 3.]  2 January, 1900.</ref>
 
Sheppard was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1900.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27150/pages/3 no. 27150.  p. 3.]  2 January, 1900.</ref>
  
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Sheppard was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 15 February, 1916, vice [[Richard Purefoy FitzGerald Purefoy|Purefoy]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29478/pages/1805 no. 29478.  p. 1805.]  18 February, 1916.</ref>  He was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the [[Ninth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Ninth Cruiser Squadron]] on 8 December, 1916.  He retained the command until 3 January, 1919.<ref>"Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11<sup><u>th</u></sup> November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist."  The National Archives.  ADM 6/461.  p. 20.</ref>  He was made a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1918.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30451/supplements/79 (Supplement) no. 30451.  p. 79.]  1 January, 1918.</ref>
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He was appointed {{Com2RN}} Commanding the [[Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth]] on 21 April, 1914.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 394.</ref>
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==Great War==
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On 18 December, 1914, Sheppard took command of [[H.M.S. Neptune (1909)|H.M.S. ''Neptune'']] in the [[Grand Fleet]].<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 396''e''.</ref>  Sheppard was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 15 February, 1916, vice [[Richard Purefoy FitzGerald Purefoy|Purefoy]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29478/pages/1805 no. 29478.  p. 1805.]  18 February, 1916.</ref>  He was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the [[Ninth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Ninth Cruiser Squadron]] on 8 December, 1916.  He retained the command until 3 January, 1919.<ref>"Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11<sup><u>th</u></sup> November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist."  The National Archives.  ADM 6/461.  p. 20.</ref>  He was made a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1918.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30451/supplements/79 (Supplement) no. 30451.  p. 79.]  1 January, 1918.</ref>
  
 
Sheppard was placed on the Retired List on 1 May, 1922 at his own request.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32695/pages/3625 no. 32695.  p. 3625.]  9 May, 1922.</ref>
 
Sheppard was placed on the Retired List on 1 May, 1922 at his own request.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32695/pages/3625 no. 32695.  p. 3625.]  9 May, 1922.</ref>

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Admiral SIR Thomas Dawson Lees Sheppard, K.B.E., C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (7 April, 1866 – 24 February, 1953) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Sheppard was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1900.[1]

He was appointed Commodore, Second Class Commanding the Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth on 21 April, 1914.[2]

Great War

On 18 December, 1914, Sheppard took command of H.M.S. Neptune in the Grand Fleet.[3] Sheppard was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 February, 1916, vice Purefoy.[4] He was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Ninth Cruiser Squadron on 8 December, 1916. He retained the command until 3 January, 1919.[5] He was made a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1918.[6]

Sheppard was placed on the Retired List on 1 May, 1922 at his own request.[7]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27150. p. 3. 2 January, 1900.
  2. ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 394.
  3. ↑ Navy List (October, 1915). p. 396e.
  4. ↑ London Gazette: no. 29478. p. 1805. 18 February, 1916.
  5. ↑ "Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918, and Which Have Now Ceased to Exist." The National Archives. ADM 6/461. p. 20.
  6. ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30451. p. 79. 1 January, 1918.
  7. ↑ London Gazette: no. 32695. p. 3625. 9 May, 1922.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Dawson Sheppard" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 27 February, 1953. Issue 52557, col D, pg. 10.

Service Record

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