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{{LCommRNR}} '''John Burn''', R.D. (11 May, 1873 – 18 May, 1920) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. He seems to have suffered from ill health during the [[Great War]]. | {{LCommRNR}} '''John Burn''', R.D. (11 May, 1873 – 18 May, 1920) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. He seems to have suffered from ill health during the [[Great War]] and went insane soon afterward. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Burn was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 27 June, 1905. | Burn was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 27 June, 1905.<ref>Burn Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/1.|}} f. 1.</ref> | ||
Burn was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 27 June, 1913. | Burn was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 27 June, 1913.<ref>Burn Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/1.|}} f. 1.</ref> | ||
He commanded the yacht ''Evening Star'' from 5 July 1916 to 1 February, 1917. | |||
He commanded the yacht ''Vagrant'' from 8 February to 29 September, 1917. | |||
On 19 August 1918, there was a Court of Enquiry regarding a matter involving clothing. Blame was attached to Burn in the affair, and further health issues followed. It was determined that he was fit only for shore service, but on 6 January 1919 he was to resume duties in West Africa. Later, he was deemed unfit for this station. | In mid August, 1917, he was invalided from the Aegean, suffering from neurasthenia. | ||
He commanded the {{UK-Reindeer|f=t}} from 29 September, 1917 to 10 August, 1918, being re-appointed as Acting Commander on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Burn Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/82/1795.|}} f. 362.</ref> | |||
On 19 August 1918, there was a Court of Enquiry regarding a matter involving clothing. Blame was attached to Burn in the affair, and further health issues followed. It was determined that he was fit only for shore service, but on 6 January 1919 he was to resume duties in West Africa. Later, he was deemed unfit for this station.<ref>Burn Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/82/1795.|}} f. 362.</ref> | |||
On 7 August, 1919, Burn was admitted to Yarmouth Hospital, "a dangerous lunatic."<ref>Burn Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/1.|}} f. 1.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+John+Burn Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+John+Burn Service Records] | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Persimmon (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Persimmon'']]'''<br> | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Samuel Giles Spencer McNeil|Samuel G. S. McNeil]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Reindeer (1883)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Reindeer'']]'''<br>29 Sep, 1917<ref>Burn Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/82/1795.|}} f. 362.</ref> – 10 Aug, 1918<ref>Burn Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/82/1795.|}} f. 362. Year in this source says 1017, but 1918 seems correct.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Percy Lyndon|Edward P. Lyndon]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Persimmon (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Persimmon'']]'''<br>22 May, 1919{{NavAppts|19 May 1919, p. 18}}<ref>Burn Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/1.|}} f. 1.</ref> – 18 Jul, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Thomas Keigwin|Charles T. Keigwin]]'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:45, 16 August 2022
Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. John Burn, R.D. (11 May, 1873 – 18 May, 1920) served in the Royal Naval Reserve. He seems to have suffered from ill health during the Great War and went insane soon afterward.
Life & Career
Burn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 27 June, 1905.[1]
Burn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 27 June, 1913.[2]
He commanded the yacht Evening Star from 5 July 1916 to 1 February, 1917.
He commanded the yacht Vagrant from 8 February to 29 September, 1917.
In mid August, 1917, he was invalided from the Aegean, suffering from neurasthenia.
He commanded the screw sloop Reindeer from 29 September, 1917 to 10 August, 1918, being re-appointed as Acting Commander on 31 December, 1917.[3]
On 19 August 1918, there was a Court of Enquiry regarding a matter involving clothing. Blame was attached to Burn in the affair, and further health issues followed. It was determined that he was fit only for shore service, but on 6 January 1919 he was to resume duties in West Africa. Later, he was deemed unfit for this station.[4]
On 7 August, 1919, Burn was admitted to Yarmouth Hospital, "a dangerous lunatic."[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Samuel G. S. McNeil |
Captain of H.M.S. Reindeer 29 Sep, 1917[6] – 10 Aug, 1918[7] |
Succeeded by Edward P. Lyndon |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Persimmon 22 May, 1919[8][9] – 18 Jul, 1919 |
Succeeded by Charles T. Keigwin |
Footnotes
- ↑ Burn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/1. f. 1.
- ↑ Burn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/1. f. 1.
- ↑ Burn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/1795. f. 362.
- ↑ Burn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/1795. f. 362.
- ↑ Burn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/1. f. 1.
- ↑ Burn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/1795. f. 362.
- ↑ Burn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/82/1795. f. 362. Year in this source says 1017, but 1918 seems correct.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 19 May 1919, p. 18.
- ↑ Burn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/1. f. 1.
