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Commander (retired) Lindsay Richard Venn (15 October, 1883 – 31 December, 1966) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Venn underwent examinations for several days commencing on 20 July, 1897 and gained entrance to the Britannia term of August, 1897, his 1211 marks placing him forty-fourth in merit among the sixty-three candidates accepted as naval cadets.[1]
Venn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1904.
On 24 January, 1905, Venn was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 51.[2]
Venn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1912.
Venn was appointed in command of the monitor Severn on 10 October, 1917.[3]
Venn was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 15 October, 1926.
Venn was elected in 1931 as a Municipal Reform Party member of the London County Council for Hammersmith North.[4]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Heathcote G. Hewitt |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 51 24 Jan, 1905[5] – 8 May, 1906 |
Succeeded by Arthur A. Scott |
| Preceded by William B. C. Jones |
Captain of H.M.S. Severn 10 Oct, 1917[6] – 31 May, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 13, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35281.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906.
- ↑ London.Wikia.com.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906.
