Frank Casson
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Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. Frank Casson, R.N.R. ( – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Casson was promoted to the rank of Temporary Sub-Lieutenant on 13 November, 1914.[1]
Casson was appointed to Carron on 22 November 1914. In March 1915 he would be admonished for failing to follow the "rule of the road" in a collision she suffered with a trawler.[2]
He suffered from malaria and dysentery at Malta from July through November 1915.[3]
Casson was promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant on 13 November, 1916.[4]
Demobilised on 12 November, 1919.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Hambledon 24 Mar, 1917[6] |
Succeeded by John N. Benbow |
| Preceded by Charles E. Aglionby |
Captain of H.M.S. Zetland 10 May, 1918[7] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Geoffrey A. B. Hawkins |
Captain of H.M.S. Tedworth 20 Mar, 1919[8] |
Succeeded by George W. Field |
Footnotes
- ↑ Casson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/38/141. f. 75.
- ↑ Casson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/38/141. f. 75.
- ↑ Casson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/38/141. f. 75.
- ↑ Casson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/38/141. f. 75.
- ↑ Casson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/38/141. f. 75.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 394f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 945a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 915.
