John Lainson Field

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Captain John Lanison Field, R.N., Retired (1 August, 1884 – 10 July, 1951) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Poplar, E., the son of Reverend E. W. Hill.

Field was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1906.

Field was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 052 on 7 September, 1911.[1]

Field was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1914.[2]

Field was appointed in command of the destroyer Winchester on 5 April, 1918.[3]

Field was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918.

Post-War

On 25 August, 1920, Field was appointed in command of the destroyer Vesper.[4]

Field was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 January, 1923.

Field was promoted to the rank of Captain on the Retired List on 1 August, 1929.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hugh T. Prichard 		Captain of H.M.S. Minstrel
22 Nov, 1915[5] – 20 Sep, 1917 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Evelyn C. O. Thomson 		Captain of H.M.S. Petard
1 Jan, 1917 – 5 Apr, 1918 		Succeeded by
Clement L. Long

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 401a.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 47.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 944.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 883.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 395s.


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