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{{CaptRN}} | {{CaptRN}} '''Andrew Lumisden Strange''', R.N. (Retired) (9 January, 1881 – 24 June, 1942) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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Strange was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1902. | Strange was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1902. | ||
He was awarded the [[Commander Egerton Prize]] for 1905. | |||
Strange was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1913. | Strange was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1913. | ||
Strange was promoted to | Strange was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 April, 1923, and promoted to {{CaptRN}} on the Retired List on 9 January, 1926.<ref>Strange Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/212.}} f. 216.</ref> | ||
He was adjudicated bankrupt on 10 July, 1928. | |||
Strange was | In 1938 he was employed by the Coastguard in coast watching.<ref>Strange Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/212.|}} f. 216.</ref> After his death he was described as Inspector, H.M. Coastguard, South-Eastern Division.<ref>''Hampstead & St. John's Wood News'' (Thursday, 2 July 1942), p. 2.</ref> | ||
Strange died of congestive heart failure in the Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham, on 24 June 1942.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 104/114.|}} (Registers of Reports of Deaths: Ships) (1942), p. 578.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:53, 10 January 2025
Captain Andrew Lumisden Strange, R.N. (Retired) (9 January, 1881 – 24 June, 1942) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Madras, Strange was raised by his mother. He gained eleven months' time on passing out of Britannia.
Strange was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1902.
He was awarded the Commander Egerton Prize for 1905.
Strange was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.
Strange was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 April, 1923, and promoted to Captain on the Retired List on 9 January, 1926.[1]
He was adjudicated bankrupt on 10 July, 1928.
In 1938 he was employed by the Coastguard in coast watching.[2] After his death he was described as Inspector, H.M. Coastguard, South-Eastern Division.[3]
Strange died of congestive heart failure in the Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham, on 24 June 1942.[4]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ernest A. Taylor |
Assistant to the Director of Naval Ordnance 9 Jan, 1912 – 1 Nov, 1913 |
Succeeded by Edward Altham |
| Preceded by Richard Horne |
Captain of H.M.S. Foresight 25 Jan, 1918 – 31 Jan, 1918 |
Succeeded by Francis G. G. Chilton |
| Preceded by Francis G. G. Chilton |
Captain of H.M.S. Sentinel 31 Jan, 1918[5] – 1 Jan, 1919 |
Succeeded by Alfred F. St. C. Armitage |
Footnotes
- ↑ Strange Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/212. f. 216.
- ↑ Strange Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/212. f. 216.
- ↑ Hampstead & St. John's Wood News (Thursday, 2 July 1942), p. 2.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 104/114. (Registers of Reports of Deaths: Ships) (1942), p. 578.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 906.
