Cathcart Romer Wason
From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to searchRear-Admiral (retired) Cathcart Romer Wason, C.M.G., C.I.E. (20 July, 1874 – 12 December, 1941) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Wason gained six months' time on passing out of Britannia.
Wason was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1896.
Wason was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1908.[1]
Wason was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1916.[2]
Post-War
Wason was appointed in command of the light cruiser Comus on 20 March, 1919.[3]
Placed on Retired List at the expiration of his foreign service leave on 10 August, 1922.
Wason was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 July, 1927.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William Mellor |
Captain of H.M.S. Odin 7 Mar, 1914[4] – Jan, 1917 |
Succeeded by Edwin M. Palmer |
| Preceded by Gerard A. Wells |
Captain of H.M.S. Comus 20 Mar, 1919[5] |
Succeeded by Ralph S. Wykes-Sneyd |
| Preceded by Reginald J. N. Watson |
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive Mar, 1922[6] – 1923[7] |
Succeeded by Ronald Howard |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 101.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 199.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 763.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 763.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
