Kenneth Faviell Sworder: Difference between revisions
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
Sworder was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1906.<ref>Sworder Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/259.|D7604356}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | Sworder was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1906.<ref>Sworder Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/259.|D7604356}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | ||
Sworder | In April, 1907, a Court of Enquiry into the drowning of an ordinary seaman found that "Lt. Sworder considered to have shown a lamentable want of prompt initiative" and cautioned him to be more careful in future.<ref>Sworder Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/259.|D7604356}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Star|f=t}} on 4 June, 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 378}} He remained in command until she was reduced in November, 1913. He was appointed to the {{UK-Essex|f=t}} on 1 January, 1914. | In April 1911, his {{UK-Quail}} received a "fair" inspection. Two months later, it was "satisfactory".<ref>Sworder Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/259.|D7604356}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | ||
Sworder was appointed in command of the {{UK-Syren|f=t}} on 1 August, 1911.{{NLMar13|p. 381}} In February, 1912, he was found to have committed an "error in judgt" in damaging ''Syren's'' starboard propellor. <ref>Sworder Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/259.|D7604356}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | |||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Star|f=t}} on 4 June, 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 378}} He remained in command until she was reduced in November, 1913. He was appointed to the {{UK-Essex|f=t}} on 1 January, 1914. | |||
==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
Revision as of 13:56, 18 August 2015
Captain Kenneth Faviell Sworder, D.S.O., R.N., Retired (25 May, 1885 – 14 January, 1956) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Sworder was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1906.[1]
In April, 1907, a Court of Enquiry into the drowning of an ordinary seaman found that "Lt. Sworder considered to have shown a lamentable want of prompt initiative" and cautioned him to be more careful in future.[2]
In April 1911, his Quail received a "fair" inspection. Two months later, it was "satisfactory".[3]
Sworder was appointed in command of the destroyer Syren on 1 August, 1911.[4] In February, 1912, he was found to have committed an "error in judgt" in damaging Syren's starboard propellor. [5]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Star on 4 June, 1913.[6] He remained in command until she was reduced in November, 1913. He was appointed to the armoured cruiser Essex on 1 January, 1914.
Great War
Sworder was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander while serving in Essex, on 31 December, 1914. Captain Hugh D. R. Watson sent a letter to the Admiralty praising Sworder's "energetic action" for speeding the first train of refugees from Mexico City on April 14 during the troubles there. His service in the cruiser ended 5 May, 1915, and on the eleventh, he was ordered to report to the Admiralty "forthwith".[7]
On 11 May, 1916, he was sick and was sent to the Canadian hospital in Salonika for six days before being discharged.[8]
On 16 March, 1917, he was credited with destroying a German submarine. He was awarded the D.S.O. for this feat, gazetted on 22 June, 1917.[9]
Sworder was appointed in command of the destroyer Viceroy in January, 1918.[10]
He married Elspath Jan McEwan in Enfield on 1 August, 1918.[11]
Sworder was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918.[12]
Post-war
On 5 February, 1920, Sworder was appointed in command of the destroyer Sharpshooter.[13]
Sworder was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 November, 1922 and would be eligible to apply for a step in rank upon his forty-fifth birthday. This was duly enacted when Sworder was promoted to the rank of Captain on the Retired List on 25 May, 1930.[14]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Reginald Henniker-Heaton |
Captain of H.M.S. Syren 1 Aug, 1911[15] |
Succeeded by William G. A. Kennedy |
| Preceded by Robert Jeffreys |
Captain of H.M.S. Star 4 Jun, 1913[16] |
Succeeded by Geoffrey S. Holden |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Arno 25 May, 1915[17] |
Succeeded by Hamilton E. Snepp |
| Preceded by Walter O. H. Lambert |
Captain of H.M.S. Racoon 25 Sep, 1916[18] |
Succeeded by George L. M. Napier |
| Preceded by Kenneth A. Beattie |
Captain of H.M.S. Pelican 15 Sep, 1917[19] |
Succeeded by Maurice A. Brind |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Viceroy Jan, 1918[20] |
Succeeded by John Brooke |
| Preceded by Roger V. Alison |
Captain of H.M.S. Umpire 28 Mar, 1919[21] |
Succeeded by Donald C. Brock |
| Preceded by Cecil R. E. W. Perryman |
Captain of H.M.S. Sharpshooter 5 Feb, 1920[22] |
Succeeded by Laurence R. Palmer |
Footnotes
- ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 381.
- ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 378.
- ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 928.
- ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 864.
- ↑ Sworder Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/259. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 381.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 378.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 397f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 927.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 922a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 864.
