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{{CommRN}} '''John Henry Jauncey''', D.S.O., R.N. (14 April, 1889 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CaptRN}} '''John Henry Jauncey''', D.S.O., R.N. (Retired) (14 April, 1889 &ndash; 24 September, 1958)<ref>''The Scotsman'' (Thursday, 25 September 1958), p. 12.</ref> was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Jauncey was appointed in command of the anti-aircraft ship [[H.M.S. Palomares (1937)|''Palomares'']] with the rank of Acting Captain on 30 April, 1941.
Jauncey was appointed in command of the anti-aircraft ship [[H.M.S. Palomares (1937)|''Palomares'']] with the rank of Acting Captain on 30 April, 1941.


Jauncey was awarded the D.S.O. for bravery and resolution while taking a convoy to Northern Russia in the face of relentless attacks by enemy aircraft and submarines, gazetted 26 January, 1943. A bar was added to his D.S.O. in 1944 for his courage and devotion to duty in the landings at Salerno.<ref>Jauncey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/132.|D7576717}} f. 246.</ref>
“His skill and daring in handling [destroyers] became a byword in the Navy. ... In command of the A.A. ship Palomares he found himself, in July 1942, Senior Officer of the the escort of the ill-fated convoy PQ.17, which had been ordered to scatter and as a result was nearly annihilated. With dogged tenacity he managed to collect and shepherd the few forlorn survivors and by hiding these in the Matoshkin Strait in Nova Zembla ultimately brought them to safety in Archangel. For this he was awarded his first D.S.O.<ref>''Third Supplement to The London Gazette of Friday, the 22nd of January, 1943'' (26 January 1943), p. 493.</ref> Subsequently he and his ship were transferred to the Mediterranean and were called upon to support the North African and Salerno landings. In the former the gallant Palomares was bombed with heavy casualties, was on fire for five hours and lost her stern; yet her indefatigable Captain brought her limping into the safety of Algiers. As soon as refitted she was back again in action giving A.A. cover for the American landings at Salerno, during which she struck a mine. Her Captain again brought her safely to harbour. For these exploits he was awarded his second D.S.O.”<ref>''Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette of Friday, the 19th of May, 1944'' (23 May 1944), p. 2353.</ref> <ref>''The Scotsman'' (Tuesday, 7 October 1958), p. 4.</ref>


Jauncey served as Captain (D) of Greenock vice Davis very briefly in 1944, being captain of M.T.J. ''Orlando''.  September 1945 saw an appointment in command of ''Forte'' and as Assistant District Shipyard Controller, Falmouth District, vice McCrum.<ref>Jauncey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/132.|D7576717}} f. 246.</ref>
Jauncey served as Captain (D) of Greenock vice Davis very briefly in 1944, being captain of M.T.J. ''Orlando''.  September 1945 saw an appointment in command of ''Forte'' and as Assistant District Shipyard Controller, Falmouth District, vice McCrum.<ref>Jauncey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/132.|D7576717}} f. 246.</ref>
On his release from the Fleet in October 1946, and reversion to the Retired List, he was granted the War Service Rank of Captain.<ref>Jauncey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/132.|D7576717}} f. 488. ''The Navy List'' (July, 1947), p. 153; see also ''Ibid''., p. 1, "''NOTE''."</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 17 January 2025

Captain John Henry Jauncey, D.S.O., R.N. (Retired) (14 April, 1889 – 24 September, 1958)[1] was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Jauncy entered the Royal Navy ranked 36th in order of merit of sixty cadets accepted in the May 1904 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia.[2]

Jauncey's first naval appointment was to the heavy cruiser London on 15 September, 1905. He served in her until he was invalided with Mediterranean Fever on 21 July, 1906 and was sent home in the ship Maine, arriving one week later for admittance to Haslar Hospital. He'd be discharged to receive periodic re-surveys, and was found to be fit in October. On 26 October, 1906, he was appointed to the Triumph of the Channel Squadron.[3]

After serving two years in Triumph, Jauncey was sent the battleship Swiftsure, where he stayed until January of 1909.[4]

Jauncey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 22 June, 1911.[5]

Great War

On 3 December, 1916, a French destroyer collided with Teviot. Jauncey, then in command of the patrol boat P12, was thanked by the French Minister of Marine for his services in saving lives of French sailors on this occasion.[6]

Jauncey was hospitalised for an unknown period with German measles on 18 February, 1917.[7]

Jauncey was appointed in command of the destroyer Searcher on 5 November, 1918.[8]

Post-War

Jauncey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 22 June, 1919.[9]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Tintagel on 17 March, 1920. He grounded her sometime later that year and was told to be more careful in future.[10]

In December, 1920, Jauncey was appointed in command of the destroyer Venturous.[11] Captain Powell gave her a satisfactory inspection report in 1921.[12]

Jauncey was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 15 April, 1932.[13]

World War II

Jauncey was appointed in command of the anti-aircraft ship Palomares with the rank of Acting Captain on 30 April, 1941.

“His skill and daring in handling [destroyers] became a byword in the Navy. ... In command of the A.A. ship Palomares he found himself, in July 1942, Senior Officer of the the escort of the ill-fated convoy PQ.17, which had been ordered to scatter and as a result was nearly annihilated. With dogged tenacity he managed to collect and shepherd the few forlorn survivors and by hiding these in the Matoshkin Strait in Nova Zembla ultimately brought them to safety in Archangel. For this he was awarded his first D.S.O.[14] Subsequently he and his ship were transferred to the Mediterranean and were called upon to support the North African and Salerno landings. In the former the gallant Palomares was bombed with heavy casualties, was on fire for five hours and lost her stern; yet her indefatigable Captain brought her limping into the safety of Algiers. As soon as refitted she was back again in action giving A.A. cover for the American landings at Salerno, during which she struck a mine. Her Captain again brought her safely to harbour. For these exploits he was awarded his second D.S.O.”[15] [16]

Jauncey served as Captain (D) of Greenock vice Davis very briefly in 1944, being captain of M.T.J. Orlando. September 1945 saw an appointment in command of Forte and as Assistant District Shipyard Controller, Falmouth District, vice McCrum.[17]

On his release from the Fleet in October 1946, and reversion to the Retired List, he was granted the War Service Rank of Captain.[18]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Philip W. S. King 		Captain of H.M.S. Flying Fish
24 Oct, 1915[19] – 10 Feb, 1916[20] 		Succeeded by
William H. Dunster
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. P12
10 Feb, 1916[21][22] – 17 Jan, 1917[23] 		Succeeded by
Hugh E. Raymond
Preceded by
Geoffrey S. Holden 		Captain of H.M.S. Lark
11 Jan, 1917[24] – 25 Jul, 1917[25] 		Succeeded by
Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton
Preceded by
Maurice C. Bomford 		Captain of H.M.S. Oberon
29 Jul, 1917[26][27] – 5 Nov, 1918[28] 		Succeeded by
Charles W. T. V. S. Lepper
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Searcher
5 Nov, 1918[29][30] – 15 Nov, 1919[31] 		Succeeded by
Walter O. H. Lambert
Preceded by
Horace Walker 		Captain of H.M.S. Musketeer
28 Nov, 1919[32] – 13 Dec, 1919[33] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Cuthbert H. Heath-Caldwell 		Captain of H.M.S. Scimitar
31 Dec, 1919[34][35] – 1 Feb, 1920[36] 		Succeeded by
Edward Eastwick-Field
Preceded by
Malcolm Murray 		Captain of H.M.S. Tintagel
17 Mar, 1920[37][38] – Dec, 1920[39] 		Succeeded by
Frederick A. Richardson
Preceded by
Guy P. Bowles 		Captain of H.M.S. Venturous
Dec, 1920[40] – c. 29 Jun, 1921[41] 		Succeeded by
Charles F. Bush
Preceded by
Richard C. A. Littleton 		Captain of H.M.S. Volunteer
14 Jul, 1921[42] – 11 Jan, 1923[43] 		Succeeded by
John W. Durnford
Preceded by
Francis Howard 		Captain of H.M.S. Walrus
6 Jun, 1923[44][45] – Jun, 1925[46] 		Succeeded by
Robert A. Cassidi
Preceded by
Robin B. Martin 		Captain of H.M.S. Sabre
28 Apr, 1931[47] – 26 Jun, 1931[48] 		Succeeded by
Eric A. Stocker
Preceded by
Claude P. Hermon-Hodge 		Captain of H.M.S. Versatile
12 Jun, 1940[49] – 25 Apr, 1941[50] 		Succeeded by
Rhoderick R. McGrigor
Preceded by
Thomas A. Hussey 		Captain of H.M.S. Versatile
Jun, 1940[51] – 29 Apr, 1941[52] 		Succeeded by
Jack B. Palmer
Preceded by
Basil C. B. Brooke 		Captain of H.M.S. Renown
4 Jan, 1946[53] – 10 Aug, 1946[54] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Scotsman (Thursday, 25 September 1958), p. 12.
  2. ↑ "Cadetships in the Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374.
  3. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  4. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 136.
  6. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  7. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 60.
  10. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 880.
  12. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  13. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  14. ↑ Third Supplement to The London Gazette of Friday, the 22nd of January, 1943 (26 January 1943), p. 493.
  15. ↑ Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette of Friday, the 19th of May, 1944 (23 May 1944), p. 2353.
  16. ↑ The Scotsman (Tuesday, 7 October 1958), p. 4.
  17. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 246.
  18. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488. The Navy List (July, 1947), p. 153; see also Ibid., p. 1, "NOTE."
  19. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  20. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  21. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396i.
  23. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  24. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  25. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  26. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396.
  28. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  29. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906.
  31. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  32. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  33. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  34. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, January 2, 1920, Issue 42297, p.16.
  35. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  36. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  37. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  38. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 875.
  39. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  40. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 880.
  41. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  42. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 839.
  43. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  44. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  45. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 287.
  46. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  47. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  48. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  49. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  50. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 488.
  51. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  52. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  53. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 246.
  54. ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 246.

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