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Latest revision as of 12:40, 26 July 2022

Commander 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

  1. Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
  2. Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
  3. Uboat.net page on the man.
  4. Uboat.net page on the man.
  5. Uboat.net page on the man.
  6. Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
  7. Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
  8. Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
  9. Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
  10. Wavish Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/139. f. 170.
  11. The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 318.
  12. Uboat.net page on the man.