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'''Eric Leo MacMahon Shepherd''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | {{LCommRNR}} (retired) '''Eric Leo MacMahon Shepherd''', R.D. (17 June, 1888 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Shepherd served in the {{UK-Amethyst|f=t}} from January 1915 until July 1918, acting as a boarding officer for at least some of that time. He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 2 August, 1915.<ref>Shepherd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/57/53.}} f. 53.</ref> | |||
Shepherd was | Shepherd was appointed in command of the {{UK-Mermaid|f=t}} on 17 September, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 845}} He was to be demobilised upon his arrival in South America early in 1919.<ref>Shepherd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/57/53.}} f. 53.</ref> | ||
He was retired at his own request on 26 July 1921, and promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 2 August, 1923.<ref>Shepherd Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/57/53.}} f. 53.</ref> | |||
==World War II== | |||
He served two weeks as a Consular Shipping Adviser at Valparaiso from 29 September 1938 . On 23 August, 1939 he was appointed to the same role in Callao. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Eric+Leo+MacMahon+Shepherd Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Eric+Leo+MacMahon+Shepherd Service Records] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:36, 25 January 2022
Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. (retired) Eric Leo MacMahon Shepherd, R.D. (17 June, 1888 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Shepherd served in the third class protected cruiser Amethyst from January 1915 until July 1918, acting as a boarding officer for at least some of that time. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 2 August, 1915.[1]
Shepherd was appointed in command of the destroyer Mermaid on 17 September, 1918.[2] He was to be demobilised upon his arrival in South America early in 1919.[3]
He was retired at his own request on 26 July 1921, and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 2 August, 1923.[4]
World War II
He served two weeks as a Consular Shipping Adviser at Valparaiso from 29 September 1938 . On 23 August, 1939 he was appointed to the same role in Callao.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Gordon F. Hannay |
Captain of H.M.S. Mermaid 17 Sep, 1918[5][6] – 1919[7] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Shepherd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/53. f. 53.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 845.
- ↑ Shepherd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/53. f. 53.
- ↑ Shepherd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/53. f. 53.
- ↑ Shepherd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/53. f. 53.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 845.
- ↑ Shepherd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/57/53. f. 53.
