John Burn
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]
In mid August, 1917, he was invalided from the Aegean, suffering from neurasthenia. On 29 September 1917 he was appointed to Reindeer; he was 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, he was admitted to Yarmouth Hospital, "a dangerous lunatic."[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Persimmon 2 May, 1919[6] – 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 240/53/1. f. 1.
- ↑ Burn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/1. f. 1.
- ↑ Burn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/1. f. 1.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 19 May 1919, p. 18.
