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Commander (retired) George Cecil Herbert Lawson, R.N. (26 September, 1886 – 18 May, 1939) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Born in Woolwich, the son of Captain F. B. Lawson.

Lawson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 39 June, 1908.

Lawson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1916.

Lawson was appointed in command of the destroyer Salmon on 24 June, 1918.^[1]

Lawson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 November, 1926.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Kenneth G. Ramsey	Captain of H.M.S. Star 26 Jul, 1916^[2] – 4 Jun, 1917	Succeeded by Harold Holehouse
Preceded by Reginald St. P. Parry	Captain of H.M.S. Hornet 11 Jun, 1917^[3] – 26 Dec, 1917	Succeeded by Charles K. Adam
Preceded by John Brooke	Captain of H.M.S. Mastiff 26 Dec, 1917 – 31 May, 1918	Succeeded by George E. L. Atwood
Preceded by Sir Andrew B. Cunningham	Captain of H.M.S. Termagant 26 May, 1918 – c. 20 Jun, 1918	Succeeded by Godfrey R. Chambers
Preceded by William B. Mackenzie	Captain of H.M.S. Salmon 24 Jun, 1918^[4] – 9 Apr, 1919	Succeeded by Ronald H. C. Hallifax
Preceded by Ian A. R. MacNaughton	Captain of H.M.S. Mantis 26 Dec, 1919 – Jan, 1922	Succeeded by Henry D. C. Stanistreet
Preceded by Barry V. Sturdee	Captain of H.M.S. Lupin 10 Nov, 1922^[5] – 23 Nov, 1922	Succeeded by Roy N. Suter

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 Lawson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1916.
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 ==Post-War==