Allan John Wavish
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Jump to navigationJump to searchCommander Allan John Wavish, (20 July, 1897 – 24 August, 1940) served in the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Wavish, the son of S. G.[?] Wavish transferred into the Royal Navy from the R.N.R., where he was serving in the battleship Monarch, on 14 February, 1917.[1]
He continued to serve in Orcadia and Umpire and perhaps Sesame[2] and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1919.[3]
Wavish was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1927.[4]
Wavish was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1934.[5]
World War II
He died aboard his last command, the sloop H.M.S. Penzance.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frederick R. M. Johnson |
Captain of H.M.S. Dragon 16 Jul, 1937[6] – 17 Jan, 1938[7] |
Succeeded by Michael A. O. Biddulph |
| Preceded by Henry A. Rowley |
Captain of H.M.S. Lupin 17 Jan, 1938[8] – 16 May, 1938[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Arthur W. Clarke |
Captain of H.M.S. Penzance 16 May, 1938[10][11] – 24 Aug, 1940[12] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
- ↑ Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
- ↑ Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
- ↑ Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
- ↑ Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
- ↑ Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 318.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
