Allan Varian

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Commander R.N.R. (retired) Allan Varian, R.D., R.N.R. (22 March, 1881 – 16 June, 1945) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Varian was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 15 March, 1912.[1]

Early in the war, he served in Lively and Psyche.[2]

In 1918, he suffered an adverse report in the grounding of the destroyer Zephyr.[3]

Varian was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 29 March, 1920.[4]

Varian was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Commander R.N.R. on account of non-sea service on 22 May, 1922.[5]

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur Cocks
Captain of H.M. T.B. 114
22 Oct, 1915[6][7] – 17 Oct, 1917[8]
Succeeded by
Walter F. Brothers
Preceded by
Henry N. Chamberlain
Captain of H.M.S. Earnest
17 Oct, 1917[9][10] – 25 Mar, 1918[11]
Succeeded by
Aubrey R. C. Douton

Footnotes

  1. Varian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/140/24. f. ?.
  2. Varian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/140/24. f. ?.
  3. Varian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/39. f. 39.
  4. Varian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/140/24. f. ?.
  5. Varian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 340/140/24. f. ?.
  6. Varian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/39. f. 39.
  7. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401a.
  8. Varian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/39. f. 39.
  9. Varian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/39. f. 39.
  10. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393h.
  11. Varian Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/55/39. f. 39.