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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Oswald Henry Dawson|Oswald H. Dawson]]'''|'''[[Portsmouth Navigation School|Captain of Portsmouth Navigation School]]'''<br>27 Jul, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 235}} – 17 Aug, 1936<ref>Gell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/248.|}} f. 251.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Hope Gell|William H. Gell]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Oswald Henry Dawson|Oswald H. Dawson]]'''|'''[[Portsmouth Navigation School|Captain of Portsmouth Navigation School]]'''<br>27 Jul, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 235}} – 17 Aug, 1936<ref>Gell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/248.|}} f. 251.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Hope Gell|William H. Gell]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Piers Keane Kekewich|Piers K. Kekewich]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Frobisher (1920)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Frobisher'']]'''<br>18 Dec, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 241}} – 16 Aug, 1937|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Guy Beresford Amery-Parkes|Guy B. Amery-Parkes]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Piers Keane Kekewich|Piers K. Kekewich]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Frobisher (1920)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Frobisher'']]'''<br>18 Dec, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 241}} – 16 Aug, 1937|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Guy Beresford Amery-Parkes|Guy B. Amery-Parkes]]'''}} | ||
| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Eric Seaburne Farrant|Charles E. S. Farrant]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vindictive (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vindictive'']]'''<br>15 Jun, 1937 – 17 Dec, 1938|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Cecil Bovell|Henry C. Bovell]]'''}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Eric Seaburne Farrant|Charles E. S. Farrant]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vindictive (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vindictive'']]'''<br>15 Jun, 1937{{NavAppts|Wednesday, Jun 16, 1937; pg. 21; Issue 47712}} – 17 Dec, 1938|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Cecil Bovell|Henry C. Bovell]]'''}} |
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Henry Godfrey|John H. Godfrey]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Repulse (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Repulse'']]'''<br>19 Dec, 1938{{NLMay39|p. 321}} – 18 Jun, 1940|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William George Tennant|William G. Tennant]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Henry Godfrey|John H. Godfrey]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Repulse (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Repulse'']]'''<br>19 Dec, 1938{{NLMay39|p. 321}} – 18 Jun, 1940|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William George Tennant|William G. Tennant]]'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:37, 17 February 2022
Vice-Admiral (retired) Ernest John Spooner, D.S.O., R.N. (22 August, 1887 – 15 April, 1942) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Winchester.
Spooner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 January, 1909.
Spooner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 January, 1917.
Post-War
Spooner was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1922.
Spooner was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1930.
Spooner was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Repulse in December, 1938.
World War II
Spooner was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 June, 1940.
Spooner was appointed as Rear-Admiral, Malaya in 1941 and was declared missing in action following a pell mell retreat from the Japanese.
Spooner was placed on the Retired List and promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral (retired) on 22 October, 1943.
Spooner was declared to have died on 15 April, 1942. He had been forced ashore from a motor launch which had been strafed and died of privation on an island.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Louis H. B. Bevan |
Captain of H.M.S. Dragon 2 Oct, 1930[1] – Sep, 1932 |
Succeeded by W. Frederic Wake-Walker |
| Preceded by Robert R. Turner |
Deputy Director of Operations Division 12 Dec, 1932 – 27 Jul, 1934 |
Succeeded by Ronald W. Blacklock |
| Preceded by Oswald H. Dawson |
Captain of Portsmouth Navigation School 27 Jul, 1934[2] – 17 Aug, 1936[3] |
Succeeded by William H. Gell |
| Preceded by Piers K. Kekewich |
Captain of H.M.S. Frobisher 18 Dec, 1936[4] – 16 Aug, 1937 |
Succeeded by Guy B. Amery-Parkes |
| Preceded by Charles E. S. Farrant |
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive 15 Jun, 1937[5] – 17 Dec, 1938 |
Succeeded by Henry C. Bovell |
| Preceded by John H. Godfrey |
Captain of H.M.S. Repulse 19 Dec, 1938[6] – 18 Jun, 1940 |
Succeeded by William G. Tennant |
| Preceded by Thomas B. Drew as Commodore, Malaya and in charge of Naval Establishments at Singapore |
Captain in Charge, Singapore Jun, 1941[7] – Feb, 1942[8] |
Succeeded by Japanese Occupation |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 233.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 235.
- ↑ Gell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/248. f. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 241.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 16, 1937; pg. 21; Issue 47712.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 321.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
