Walter Lingen Allen
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Jump to navigationJump to searchWalter Lingen Allen ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Allen was appointed as Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Leopard on 2 October, 1905.[1]
Allen was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1910.[2]
Allen was appointed in command of the destroyer Rother on 22 February, 1913.[3]
On 6 April, 1914, Allen was appointed in command of the destroyer Achates.[4]
Allen commanded the flotilla leader Broke, working with the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Alan E. Hudson |
Captain of H.M.S. Leopard 2 Oct, 1905[6] |
Succeeded by Robert J. Buchanan |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Rother 22 Feb, 1913[7] |
Succeeded by Quentin C. A. Craufurd |
| Preceded by Reginald V. Holt |
Captain of H.M.S. Doon 15 Jul, 1913[8] |
Succeeded by Harry MacL. Fraser |
| Preceded by Frederick P. Loder-Symonds |
Captain of H.M.S. Achates 6 Apr, 1914[9] |
Succeeded by Reginald B. C. Hutchinson |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Broke 21 Aug, 1915[10] |
Succeeded by Edward O. Gladstone |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Ithuriel 5 Aug, 1916[11] |
Succeeded by Ernest W. Leir |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 2.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 368.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 266.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 368.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1913). p. 305.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 266.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395n.
