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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
  
Owens was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 8 January, 1915.
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Owens was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 8 January, 1915. He was cautioned to exercise more care following a 1916 grounding of {{UK-TB111}}.  Later that year, he was relieved of command following a collision with the coast guard vessel [[H.M.S. Watchful (1911)|''Watchful'']].  In 1918, he suffered a navigating report.<ref>Owens Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/57/137.|}}  f. 138.</ref>
  
Owens was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 8 January, 1923.
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Owens was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 8 January, 1923.<ref>Owens Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/57/137.|}}  f. 138.</ref>
  
Retired at own request on 1 January, 1933.
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Owens was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 January, 1933.<ref>Owens Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/57/137.|}}  f. 138.</ref>
  
Promoted to {{CommRNR}} in 1940.
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==World War II==
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Owens was promoted to {{CommRNR}} in 1940.<ref>Owens Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/57/137.|}}  f. 138.</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:31, 30 August 2022

Commander R.N.R. (retired) Ernest Atwood Owens, R.D. (23 January, 1888 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Owens was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 8 January, 1915. He was cautioned to exercise more care following a 1916 grounding of T.B. 111. Later that year, he was relieved of command following a collision with the coast guard vessel Watchful. In 1918, he suffered a navigating report.[1]

Owens was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 8 January, 1923.[2]

Owens was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 January, 1933.[3]

World War II

Owens was promoted to Commander R.N.R. in 1940.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John M. Henderson
Captain of H.M. T.B. 111
21 Sep, 1915[5][6] – 26 Oct, 1916[7]
Succeeded by
John Wilson

Footnotes

  1. Owens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/137. f. 138.
  2. Owens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/137. f. 138.
  3. Owens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/137. f. 138.
  4. Owens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/137. f. 138.
  5. Owens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/137. f. 138.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 401a.
  7. Owens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/137. f. 138.