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{{CommRN}} '''Leon Stopford Acheson''', D.S.C., R.N. (26 October, 1888 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | {{CommRN}} '''Leon Stopford Acheson''', D.S.C., R.N.R., R.N. (26 October, 1888 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] and the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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Acheson was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB81|f=t}} on 2 July, 1917.{{NLDec18|p. 956}} | Acheson was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB81|f=t}} on 2 July, 1917.{{NLDec18|p. 956}} | ||
= | Acheson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cockchafer|f=t}} on the [[China Station]] in August, 1925. He switched to {{UK-Widgeon}} and then back to ''Cockchafer'' in October. On 5 September 1926, he was wounded in action. Rear-Admiral Cameron wrote that he considered Acheson to be "obstinate, dour and morose", and noted that he had been "rather shaken by his wound." | ||
Acheson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1926. | Acheson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1926. | ||
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Revision as of 19:04, 21 November 2017
Commander Leon Stopford Acheson, D.S.C., R.N.R., R.N. (26 October, 1888 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Acheson transferred into the Navy from the Royal Naval Reserve.
Acheson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 21 October, 1914.
Acheson was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 81 on 2 July, 1917.[1]
Acheson was appointed in command of the gunboat Cockchafer on the China Station in August, 1925. He switched to Widgeon and then back to Cockchafer in October. On 5 September 1926, he was wounded in action. Rear-Admiral Cameron wrote that he considered Acheson to be "obstinate, dour and morose", and noted that he had been "rather shaken by his wound."
Acheson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1926.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John Willets |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 86 1 Aug, 1916[2] – 1917[Fact Check] |
Succeeded by Arthur F. Platt |
| Preceded by Thomas G. Carter |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 81 2 Jul, 1917[3] – 4 Feb, 1919[4][Inference] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Salisbury H. Simpson |
Captain of H.M.S. Cockchafer 20 Jul, 1925 – Aug, 1925 |
Succeeded by Leon S. Acheson |
| Preceded by Salisbury H. Simpson |
Captain of H.M.S. Widgeon Aug, 1925 – Oct, 1925 |
Succeeded by Paul F. P. Berryman |
| Preceded by Leon S. Acheson |
Captain of H.M.S. Cockchafer Oct, 1925 – Nov, 1926 |
Succeeded by Percival C. W. Manwaring |
| Preceded by Austen G. Lilley |
Captain of H.M.S. Thruster 28 Apr, 1927 – 24 Aug, 1928 |
Succeeded by Charles H. Knowles |
Footnotes
