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Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Michael John Ahern, O.B.E. (6 May, 1854 – 11 September, 1928) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ahern was promoted to the rank of Gunner on 12 August, 1879.[1]

Ahern was promoted to the rank of Chief Gunner on 1 November, 1899.[2]

Ahern was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1903. In 1905-6, he was appointed to H.M.S. Vivid for Jackal and Traveller.[3]

Ahern was placed on the Retired List on account of age on 6 May 1909 and was subsequently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1911.[4]

Ahern served in the Great War in Minesweeping on the books of the torpedo training school Vernon, reverting to his pension on 15 November, 1919.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur T. Taylor
Captain of H.M. T.B. 41
18 Jul, 1889[5] – 7 Sep, 1889[6]
Succeeded by
Nicholas E. Archdale
Preceded by
Richard C. Steele
Captain of H.M. T.B. 25
8 Jul, 1891 – 2 Sep, 1891
Succeeded by
Vincent B. Molteno
Preceded by
Thomas J. S. Lyne
Captain of H.M.S. Traveller
27 Nov, 1905[7] – 27 Nov, 1906[8]
Succeeded by
Frank Lewis

Footnotes

  1. Ahern Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/33. f. ?.
  2. Ahern Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/33. f. ?.
  3. Ahern Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/33. f. ?.
  4. Ahern Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/33. f. ?.
  5. "The Naval Manœuvres." The Times (London, England), Monday, 15 July, 1889. Issue 32751, col F, p. 3.
  6. Ahern Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/31/456. f. 464.
  7. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Nov 27, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37875.
  8. Ahern Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/34/33. f. ?.