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'''Dennis Marescaux Lees''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{RearRN}} '''Dennis Marescaux Lees''', C.B., D.S.O., R.N. (28 January, 1900 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
The son of retired Army captain J. Lees passed out of the Training Establishment on 1 January, 1916 and was appointed to the dreadnought {{UK-Hercules}}. He would fight in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. On 9 April, 1918 he was appointed to the {{UK-Daphne|f=t}}, in which he served until being sent to take courses at Cambridge on 10 October, 1919.<ref>Lees Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/123/12.|}} f. 12.</ref> | |||
Lees was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | |||
Lees was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | Lees was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1920.<ref>Lees Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/123/12.|}} f. 12.</ref> | ||
Lees was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on | |||
Lees was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on | Lees was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1928.<ref>Lees Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/123/12.|}} f. 12.</ref> | ||
Lees was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1933.<ref>Lees Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/123/12.|}} f. 12.</ref> | |||
==World War II== | |||
Lees was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1939.<ref>Lees Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/123/12.|}} f. 12.</ref> | |||
Lees was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 8 January, 1949. He was placed on the Retired List on 14 February, 1953.<ref>Lees Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/123/12.|}} f. 12.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Dennis+Marescaux+Lees Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Dennis+Marescaux+Lees Service Records] | ||
* [H.M.S. Hercules at the Battle of Jutland]] | |||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Herbert Annesley Packer|Herbert A. Packer]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Calcutta (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Calcutta'']]'''<br>Mar, 1940{{ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Michael Maynard Denny|Michael M. Denny]]'''|'''[[Mediterranean Station|Fleet Gunnery Officer, Mediterranean Fleet]]'''<br>Aug, 1934<ref>Lees Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/123/12.|}} f. 12.</ref> – 1936<ref>Lees Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/123/12.|}} f. 12.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Patrick Vivian McLaughlin|Patrick V. McLaughlin]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Herbert Annesley Packer|Herbert A. Packer]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Calcutta (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Calcutta'']]'''<br>18 Mar, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|1195}} – 1 Jun, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|1195}}|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:31, 7 April 2022
Rear-Admiral Dennis Marescaux Lees, C.B., D.S.O., R.N. (28 January, 1900 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of retired Army captain J. Lees passed out of the Training Establishment on 1 January, 1916 and was appointed to the dreadnought Hercules. He would fight in her at the Battle of Jutland. On 9 April, 1918 he was appointed to the sweeping sloop Daphne, in which he served until being sent to take courses at Cambridge on 10 October, 1919.[1]
Lees was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1920.[2]
Lees was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1928.[3]
Lees was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1933.[4]
World War II
Lees was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1939.[5]
Lees was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 January, 1949. He was placed on the Retired List on 14 February, 1953.[6]
See Also
- Service Records
- [H.M.S. Hercules at the Battle of Jutland]]
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Michael M. Denny |
Fleet Gunnery Officer, Mediterranean Fleet Aug, 1934[7] – 1936[8] |
Succeeded by Patrick V. McLaughlin |
| Preceded by Herbert A. Packer |
Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta 18 Mar, 1940[9] – 1 Jun, 1941[10] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Lees Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/123/12. f. 12.
- ↑ Lees Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/123/12. f. 12.
- ↑ Lees Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/123/12. f. 12.
- ↑ Lees Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/123/12. f. 12.
- ↑ Lees Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/123/12. f. 12.
- ↑ Lees Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/123/12. f. 12.
- ↑ Lees Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/123/12. f. 12.
- ↑ Lees Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/123/12. f. 12.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
