John Preston Churchill
From The Dreadnought Project
Sub-Lieutenant John Preston Churchill, (21 November, 1883 – 18 March, 1904) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Orford Churchill was born in Dorchester.[1]
Churchill was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 15 September, 1902.[2]
In October 1903, he was recommended for gunnery duties.[3]
Churchill was appointed for instruction in submarines on 1 January, 1904 and died soon thereafter on 18 March, when the submarine A 1 was run down by the liner Berwick Castle, becoming along with Lieutenant in Command Loftus Charles Ogilvy Mansergh one of the first two Royal Navy officers to die in a submarine accident.[4]
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hebert R. L. Edwards |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 67 21 Jul, 1903[5] – 18 Aug, 1903 |
Succeeded by Charles E. Turle |
Footnotes
- ↑ Churchill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/8. f. 411.
- ↑ Churchill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/8. f. 411.
- ↑ Churchill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/8. f. 411.
- ↑ Churchill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/8. f. 411.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
