John Wilfrid Seddon

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Commander (retired) John Wilfrid Seddon, R.N. (13 October, 1886 – 25 June, 1969) [1] served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Painswick, Gloucestershire the son of Reverend W. H. Seddon.

Seddon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 September, 1907.

Seddon was granted the acting rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 24 June, 1914. He was made a Squadron Commander on 1 July, 1914.

Seddon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 September, 1915. Seddon was promoted to the rank of Wing Commander on 30 June, 1916.

On 1 March, 1917 Seddon was sent to Canada for special service, but in April he was sent to the United States to work under Commodore Gaunt. He stayed there until being appointed to Ark Royal for No. 2 Wing on 23 September. On 13 October, he was appointed in command of the seaplane carrier.

Seddon was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon his relief on 10 August, 1920. He was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 13 October, 1926.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
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In Command, Grain Island Air Station
31 Dec, 1912[2] – 31 Mar, 1913[3]
Succeeded by
John W. Seddon
Preceded by
John W. Seddon
In Command, Grain Island Air Station
7 May, 1913[4] – 1 Mar, 1917[5]
Succeeded by
Charles E. Risk
Preceded by
Henry N. Gilbert
Captain of H.M.S. Ark Royal
13 Oct, 1917 – 26 Jul, 1918[Inference]
Succeeded by
James S. Parker
Preceded by
Gerald Ducat
Captain of H.M.S. Vindex
7 Oct, 1918[6] – 7 May, 1919
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Death registered in the Cheltenham Registration District in the second quarter of 1969.
  2. Seddon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. 293.
  3. Seddon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. 293.
  4. Seddon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. 293.
  5. Seddon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. 293.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 935.