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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
Legh was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 December, 1910.
Legh was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 December, 1910.
Legh was appointed in command of the armed launch [[H.M.S. Harold (1898)|''Harold'']] on 13 December, 1911.  This tenure lasted until 20 March, 1914.  Apparently, this boat operated under the [[Royal Indian Marine]] and saw service in Persian Gulf February 1910 through June 1914.<ref>[http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/showpost.php?p=120910&postcount=18 Post on WorldNavalShips.com forums].</ref>


Legh was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 December, 1918.{{NLJan19|p. 113}}
Legh was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 December, 1918.{{NLJan19|p. 113}}

Revision as of 22:53, 25 February 2017

Commander (retired) John Alan Pennington Legh, D.S.C. (13 January, 1889 – 13 October, 1944) was an officer in the Royal Navy. His second name is spelled "Allan" in his service record, but "Alan" in Navy Lists.

Life & Career

Legh was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1910.

Legh was appointed in command of the armed launch Harold on 13 December, 1911. This tenure lasted until 20 March, 1914. Apparently, this boat operated under the Royal Indian Marine and saw service in Persian Gulf February 1910 through June 1914.[1]

Legh was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1918.[2]

Legh was appointed in command of the destroyer Vimiera on 17 January, 1919.[3]

Legh was retired on 1 May, 1920.

Legh was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 13 January, 1929.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry B. Rawlings
Captain of H.M. T.B. 11
8 Feb, 1915[4] – 7 Mar, 1916[5]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
John O. Barron
Captain of H.M.S. Acasta
5 Jul, 1916[6] – 28 Jul, 1917[Inference]
Succeeded by
Oliver G. Foote
Preceded by
Roger V. Alison
Captain of H.M.S. Moresby
28 Jul, 1917[7]
Succeeded by
Godfrey R. Chambers
Preceded by
Francis E. H. G. Hobart
Captain of H.M.S. Ulster
5 Oct, 1918[8]
Succeeded by
Patrick Butter
Preceded by
Aubrey T. Tillard
Captain of H.M.S. Vimiera
17 Jan, 1919[9]
Succeeded by
Arthur Evans

Footnotes

  1. Post on WorldNavalShips.com forums.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 113.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.
  4. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 400.
  5. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 55.
  6. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 391a.
  7. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395t.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 922a.
  9. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 935.

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