John Phelips Farquharson

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Captain John Phelips Farquharson (14 June, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Farquharson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1906.[1]

Farquharson was appointed to the second class protected cruiser Sappho as gunnery officer on 2 April, 1912, the ship being under the command of Commander Gerald Vivian Cuff Knox and providing particular service to the First Fleet. Farquharson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1914 while still serving in Sappho.[2][3]

Farquharson was appointed in command of the yacht Catania on 7 August, 1918.[4]

Farquharson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918.[5]

On 1 December, 1919, Commander Farquharson was appointed to Gibraltar, additional, for the Anti-Submarine School, Portland.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. M.17
25 Jun, 1915[7] – 1918[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Charles E. Grubb

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 123.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 64.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 372.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1033.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 38.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 780.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395i.


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