Richard Lionel Dearden
Commander (retired) Richard Lionel Dearden (16 July, 1883 – 1 February, 1955) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve before transferring into the Royal Navy in 1913.
Life & Career
Dearden was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on the Supplementary List on 1 September, 1913. He served briefly in Invincible before being appointed to Active on 15 January, 1914. He served in her until being appointed to the light cruiser Castor in November, 1915.[1]
Dearden was at the Battle of Jutland, serving in Castor, which was flag cruiser of the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla. He left her on 15 November, 1919.[2]
Dearden was appointed in command of the destroyer Rival on 1 January, 1921.[3]
Dearden was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 September, 1921.[4]
Dearden was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 9 July, 1923.[5]
World War II
In 1939, he commanded a group and anti-submarine trawlers.[6]
He died on 1 February 1955.[7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George A. Scott |
Captain of H.M.S. Rival 1 Jan, 1921[8][9] – 9 Jan, 1923[10] |
Succeeded by Jesse R. Pearce |
Footnotes
- ↑ Dearden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/207. f. 253.
- ↑ Dearden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/207. f. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 856.
- ↑ Dearden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/207. f. 253.
- ↑ Dearden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/207. f. 253.
- ↑ Dearden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/207. f. 253.
- ↑ Dearden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/207. f. 253.
- ↑ Dearden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/207. f. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 803.
- ↑ Dearden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/207. f. 253.
