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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
Pearson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 October, 1900.<ref>Pearson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 486.</ref>
Pearson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1912.<ref>Pearson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 486.</ref>
Pearson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Pearson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 486.</ref>
Pearson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Glory|f=tp}} in January, 1918.
Pearson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Glory|f=tp}} in January, 1918.


He took command of {{UK-KingGeorgeV}} in February 1923.
==Post-War==
 
He wa appointed in command of {{UK-KingGeorgeV}} in February 1923.
 
Pearson was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 21 May, 1929.<ref>Pearson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 486.</ref>
 
Pearson was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 31 March, 1931.<ref>Pearson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 486.</ref>
 
Pearson was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 11 February, 1934.<ref>Pearson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 486.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Revision as of 20:35, 28 May 2015

Vice-Admiral John Lewis Pearson, C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (8 June, 1878 – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Pearson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 October, 1900.[1]

Pearson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1912.[2]

Pearson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1917.[3]

Pearson was appointed in command of the battleship H.M.S. Glory in January, 1918.

Post-War

He wa appointed in command of King George V in February 1923.

Pearson was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 21 May, 1929.[4]

Pearson was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 31 March, 1931.[5]

Pearson was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 11 February, 1934.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert W. Glennie
Captain of H.M.S. Glory
Jan, 1918[7]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey Hopwood
Preceded by
Bertram S. Thesiger
Captain of H.M.S. King George V
Feb, 1923[8]
Succeeded by
Arthur K. Betty
Preceded by
Victor G. Gurner
Commodore in Charge at Hong Kong
? – Dec, 1928[9]
Succeeded by
Richard A. S. Hill

Footnotes

  1. Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 486.
  2. Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 486.
  3. Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 486.
  4. Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 486.
  5. Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 486.
  6. Pearson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 486.
  7. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  9. Successor appointed that date. Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 146.


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