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The son of a solicitor, Isaacson passed out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1897 ranked eighth of sixty-four cadets, earning 1768 marks.{{NMI|Thursday, Dec 16, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35388}} | The son of a solicitor, Isaacson passed out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1897 ranked eighth of sixty-four cadets, earning 1768 marks.{{NMI|Thursday, Dec 16, 1897; pg. 7; Issue 35388}} | ||
− | + | Isaacson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1903. | |
Isaacson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1911. | Isaacson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1911. |
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Captain Egerton Wotton Isaacson (30 August, 1882 – 31 August, 1929) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of a solicitor, Isaacson passed out of Britannia in December, 1897 ranked eighth of sixty-four cadets, earning 1768 marks.[1]
Isaacson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1903.
Isaacson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1911.
He served as torpedo officer in Hibernia from 24 April, 1914 to 4 January, 1917, being promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1916. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed to Agamemnon for torpedo duties, where he remained until being appointed to Furious on 8 March, 1919. He remained in her for three months.
Isaacson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1924.
Isaacson was appointed in command of the light cruiser Yarmouth in November, 1925.
Issacson died in Portsmouth Hospital in 1929, the day after the 14-hp Sunbeam car he was driving home was struck by a light railway car near Portsmouth. He had only just turned forty-seven.[2]
See Also
- Service Records
- Wikipedia
- Obituary in The Times, Mon Sep 02, 1929. p. 18. 45297 D.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Nigel B. Deare |
Captain of H.M.S. Yarmouth 17 Nov, 1925[3] |
Succeeded by Wilfred N. Custance |
Preceded by Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis |
Captain of H.M.S. Concord 20 Dec, 1926[4] – c. 5 Sep, 1927[Inference] |
Succeeded by Roy N. Suter |
Preceded by Claude C. Dobson |
Captain of H.M.S. Caledon c. 5 Sep, 1927[Inference] – Jan, 1928 |
Succeeded by Hubert Ardill |
Footnotes