Harry Cecil Brand Pipon

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Captain (retired) Harry Cecil Brand Pipon, (8 October, 1883 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Harry Pipon was the son of Captain John Pakenham Pipon.[1]

In 1904, he was admonished for inattention when an A.B. was injured under his charge.[2]

Pipon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1905.[3]

Pipon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1913.[4]

When the war broke out, Pipon ended a six-month stint as navigating officer in Vengeance and was appointed to the battleship Prince George in the same capacity.[5]

Pipon served as navigating officer in Temeraire from 14 April, 1916 through 1 July, 1919, being promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.[6]

He retired at his own request dated 30 October 1922.[7]

Pipon was promoted to the rank of Captain on the Retired List dated 8 October 1928.[8]

World War II

Appointed in command of H.M. cable ship Lasoo on 2 May 1940. In October 1941 he was appointed in command of a cable ship depot at Rosyth. In December 1941 he was appointed in command of the ship Ubiquity, likely a cable ship.[9]

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Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Albert S. Susmann
Captain of H.M. T.B. 99
3 Jan, 1905[10][11] – 27 Feb, 1905[12]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey Bashford

Footnotes

  1. Pipon Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/134. f. 548.
  2. Pipon Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/134. f. 548.
  3. Pipon Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/134. f. 548.
  4. Pipon Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/134. f. 548.
  5. Pipon Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/134. f. 548.
  6. Pipon Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/134. f. 548.
  7. Pipon Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/134. f. 548.
  8. Pipon Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/134. f. 548.
  9. Pipon Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/134. f. 548.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, December 24, 1904, Issue 37586, p.4.
  11. Pipon Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/134. f. 548.
  12. Pipon Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/48/134. f. 548.