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Laurence was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 January, 1912.<ref>Laurence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/175.|D7576654}} f. 579.</ref>
Laurence was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 January, 1912.<ref>Laurence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/175.|D7576654}} f. 579.</ref>
On 19 August, 1915, he torpedoed the {{DE-Moltke|f=t}} in the Gulf of Riga.


According to the Navy List, Laurence was appointed in command of the {{UK-D4|f=t}} on 15 October, 1912,{{NLJun14|p. 343}}, but this is not borne out by his Service Record, and he was appointed in command of the {{UK-E1|f=t}} just two days later.{{NLJul13|p. 301}}<ref>Laurence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/175.|D7576654}} f. 579.</ref>
According to the Navy List, Laurence was appointed in command of the {{UK-D4|f=t}} on 15 October, 1912,{{NLJun14|p. 343}}, but this is not borne out by his Service Record, and he was appointed in command of the {{UK-E1|f=t}} just two days later.{{NLJul13|p. 301}}<ref>Laurence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/175.|D7576654}} f. 579.</ref>
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==Great War==
==Great War==
Laurence was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1914.<ref>Laurence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/175.|D7576654}} f. 579.</ref>
Laurence was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1914.<ref>Laurence Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/175.|D7576654}} f. 579.</ref>
On 19 August, 1915, he torpedoed the {{DE-Moltke|f=t}} in the Gulf of Riga.


In October, 1918, Laurence was appointed in command of the {{UK-Bonaventure|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 744}}
In October, 1918, Laurence was appointed in command of the {{UK-Bonaventure|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 744}}

Revision as of 16:33, 7 June 2016

Admiral Noel Frank Laurence, K.C.B., D.S.O., R.N. (27 December, 1882 – 26 January, 1970) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Laurence was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1904.[1]

Laurence was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 January, 1912.[2]

According to the Navy List, Laurence was appointed in command of the submarine D 4 on 15 October, 1912,[3], but this is not borne out by his Service Record, and he was appointed in command of the submarine E 1 just two days later.[4][5]

Great War

Laurence was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1914.[6]

On 19 August, 1915, he torpedoed the battlecruiser Moltke in the Gulf of Riga.

In October, 1918, Laurence was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Bonaventure.[7]

Inter-War

In March, 1919, he was appointed in command of the depot ship Adamant and placed command of the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla.[8] He was reappointed in that posting on 28 October, 1919.[9]

Laurence was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1919.[10]

Laurence was appointed in command of the light cruiser Chatham in October, 1923.

Laurence was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 23 September, 1932.[11]

Laurence was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 12 July, 1936.[12]

World War II

Laurence was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 August, 1940. he was placed on the Retired List to facilitate the promotion of younger officers on 6 April, 1942.[13]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. B 6
before Oct, 1908[14] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey N. Biggs
Preceded by
Kenneth M. Bruce 		Captain of H.M.S. D 4
15 Oct, 1912[15] 		Succeeded by
John R. G. Moncreiffe
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. E 1
17 Oct, 1912[16] 		Succeeded by
Noel F. Laurence
Preceded by
Noel F. Laurence 		Captain of H.M.S. E 1
Nov, 1913[17] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Ernest W. Leir 		Captain of H.M.S. J 1
15 Mar, 1916[18] 		Succeeded by
Robert Bertram Ramsay
Preceded by
Malcolm K. de M. Burgess 		Captain of H.M.S. Bonaventure
Oct, 1918[19] – Mar, 1919[Fact Check] 		Succeeded by
Aubrey C. Bertie
Preceded by
Kenneth M. Bruce 		Captain of H.M.S. Adamant
Mar, 1919[20] 		Succeeded by
Noel F. Laurence
Preceded by
Arthur K. Waistell
as Captain (S), Eighth Submarine Flotilla 		Commander (S), Eighth Submarine Flotilla
Mar, 1919[21] 		Succeeded by
Noel F. Laurence
Preceded by
Noel F. Laurence 		Captain of H.M.S. Adamant
28 Oct, 1919[22] 		Succeeded by
Robert B. Ramsay
Preceded by
Noel F. Laurence 		Commander (S), Eighth Submarine Flotilla
28 Oct, 1919[23] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Wilfrid A. Egerton 		Captain of H.M.S. Southampton
3 Oct, 1923[24] 		Succeeded by
The Hon. Alexander R. M. Ramsay
Preceded by
Alister F. Beal 		Captain of H.M.S. Chatham
Oct, 1923[25] 		Succeeded by
The Hon. Alexander R. M. Ramsay
Preceded by
Sidney J. Meyrick 		Director of Training and Staff Duties
1 Jul, 1927[26] 		Succeeded by
Isham W. Gibson
Preceded by
Brien M. Money 		Captain of H.M.S. Eagle
Jun, 1928[27] – Oct, 1929[28] 		Succeeded by
Hubert E. Dannreuther

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
  2. ↑ Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 343.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 301.
  5. ↑ Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
  6. ↑ Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 744.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 724.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 723.
  10. ↑ Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
  11. ↑ Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
  12. ↑ Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
  13. ↑ Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 318.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 343.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 301.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
  18. ↑ R.A.N. web page on J 1.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 744.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 724.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 724.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 723.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 723.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 270.
  25. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  26. ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
  27. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  28. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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