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'''John Samuel Leece''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | Temporary {{LieutRNR}} '''John Samuel Leece''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Leece was promoted to the rank of Temporary {{SubRNR}} on 9 January, 1916.<ref>Leece Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/43/476.|}} f. 247.</ref> | |||
He would serve in the {{UK-CityOfLondon|f=t}} from 8 February 1916 and then the {{UK-1Fame|f=t}} from 7 April, 1917. | |||
Leece was promoted to the rank of {{ | Leece was promoted to the rank of Temporary {{LieutRNR}} on 9 January, 1918.<ref>Leece Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/43/476.|}} f. 247.</ref> | ||
On 9 April 1919, Commodore-in-Charge of Naval Establishments, [[Hong Kong]] [[Victor Gallafent Gurner|Gurner]] evaluated Leece as Sat[isfactory] and Av[erage], but added "cannot recd. this offr. for employment in any capacity in H.M. Service." This is unusual, as other evaluations for Leece had been positive.<ref>Leece Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/43/476.|}} f. 247.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 17:40, 15 April 2022
Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. John Samuel Leece ( – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Leece was promoted to the rank of Temporary Sub-Lieutenant R.N.R. on 9 January, 1916.[1]
He would serve in the armed merchant cruiser City of London from 8 February 1916 and then the destroyer Fame from 7 April, 1917.
Leece was promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. on 9 January, 1918.[2]
On 9 April 1919, Commodore-in-Charge of Naval Establishments, Hong Kong Gurner evaluated Leece as Sat[isfactory] and Av[erage], but added "cannot recd. this offr. for employment in any capacity in H.M. Service." This is unusual, as other evaluations for Leece had been positive.[3]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John L. Croasdale |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 036 20 Aug, 1918[4] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Leece Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/43/476. f. 247.
- ↑ Leece Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/43/476. f. 247.
- ↑ Leece Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/43/476. f. 247.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 869.
