Raymond Horace Albany Dunn

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Raymond Horace Albany Dunn (5 March, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Dunn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 April, 1913.[1]

On 28 November 1914 he was appointed to the armed merchant cruiser Columbella. On 4 September 1915, Dunn was dismissed the ship and severely reprimanded for being found drunk on shore, Captain Arthur Bromley having noted him to be "somewhat addicted to intemperate habits." He was sent first to the battleship Albemarle, but on 6 November he was appointed to the armed merchant cruiser Himalaya.[2]

Dunn was cautioned to exercise greater care in future after Seagull's loss in a collision with S.S. Corribb in the Firth of Clyde on 30 September, 1918.[3]

On 16 October 1918, Dunn was appointed in command of the convoy sloop Convolvulus. On 14 April 1919, Dunn was reprimanded in connection with her grounding.[4]

Dunn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 1 April, 1921. He was removed from the list on 23 March, 1922.[5]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert C. Warden
Captain of H.M.S. Seagull
28 Oct, 1917[6] – 30 Sep, 1918
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
Frederick T. Groome
Captain of H.M.S. Convolvulus
16 Oct, 1918[7][8] – 11 May, 1919[9]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Dunn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/7. f. 7.
  2. Dunn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/7. f. 7.
  3. Dunn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/7. f. 7.
  4. Dunn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/7. f. 7.
  5. Dunn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/7. f. 7.
  6. Dunn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/7. f. 7.
  7. Dunn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/7. f. 7.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 764.
  9. Dunn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/7. f. 7.