Name |
Vernon Hammersley Heenan [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] |
Title |
Commander |
Birth |
25 Mar 1888 |
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa [2, 4, 7] |
Gender |
Male |
_MILT |
15 May 1903 |
England [8] |
- Enrolled in Royal Navy. Source
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_MILT |
1904 |
England [8] |
|
_MILT |
1908 |
England [8] |
- Promoted to Lieutenant in Royal Navy
|
event |
Apr 1908 |
Eastbourne, Sussex, England |
- Mourner at funeral of Sir Jacobus de Wet,Chief justice of the Transvaal Eastbourne Gazette 25 April 1900
|
_MILT |
1 Oct 1910 |
England [8] |
|
Census |
2 Apr 1911 |
HMS Kent, China and East Indies [9] |
1820 Lineage |
Yes |
Occupation |
Royal Naval commander |
_MILT |
1915 |
England [10, 11] |
- Awarded 1914-15 Star, Victory & British War Medals. Served aboard HMS Wrestler as Lieutenant Commander
|
_MILT |
29 May 1915 |
England [8] |
- Became Captain of HMS Seal, a B class destroyer Until April 2, 1916
|
_MILT |
2 Apr 1916 |
England [8] |
- Became captain of HMS Boyne
|
_MILT |
12 Aug 1916 |
England [8] |
|
_MILT |
1917 |
England [8] |
- Applied to work with lighter than aircraft
|
_MILT |
Oct 1917 |
England [12] |
- Captain of H M S Vehement
|
_MILT |
10 Jan 1918 |
England [8] |
- Grounded the ship Vehement.
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_MILT |
2 Aug 1918 |
England [8] |
- Wounded in action when Vehement lost to a mine. Explosion blasted him 400 yard into the air. Unfit to serve until oct 3. Court of enquiry found no blame attributatle to her captain
|
_MILT |
1 Oct 1918 |
England [8, 13] |
- Promoted to Lt.Cdr in Royal Navy
|
_MILT |
11 Oct 1918 |
England [14] |
- Captain of H.M.S Vittoria
|
_MILT |
1 Sep 1919 |
England [8] |
- Vittoria lost in Baltic to torpedo from a Boshevik submarine. Court of inquiry found no blame attributed
|
_MILT |
5 Nov 1919 |
England [8] |
- Captain of H.M.S Witherington
|
_MILT |
12 Feb 1920 |
England [15] |
- Appointed as captain of destroyer Wrestler.Rescued survivors of S.S. Rowan on 9 October, 1921
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_MILT |
2 Jan 1922 |
England [8] |
- Captain of H.M.S Trinidad
|
_MILT |
Sep 1923 |
England [8] |
- Captain of H.M.S Venturous
|
_MILT |
1929 |
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England [16] |
- Assistant drafting officer at RN barracks, Portsmouth
|
_MILT |
Nov 1929 |
England [8] |
- Placed on retirement list at his own request
|
Residence |
1934 |
Parliament Hill Mansion, Lissenden Gardens, London, London, England [17] |
- Described as Commander R.Navy
|
_MILT |
15 Jun 1939 |
England |
- Captain of H.M.S Viscount
|
_MILT |
17 Jun 1939 |
England [10] |
- Commander, HMS Watchman (D 26) - a destroyer, Long range escort.His command ended 5 Feb 1940
|
_MILT |
5 Feb 1940 |
England |
- Commander of HMS Douglas (D 90) until 19 Apr 1940
|
_MILT |
Apr 1940 |
England |
- Captain of HMS Maloja, an armed merchant cruiser, until Nov 1941. ship was engaged in the following activities Nov39 - May 40: Northern Patrol June 40: Western Approaches Command July 40 - Oct 40: Freetown Escort https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/
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_MILT |
1 Jan 1944 |
England [10, 18] |
- Mentioned in despatches A/Capt. (retired) Hammersley-Heenan, Vernon, RN 1 Jan 1944 for zeal and patience in difficult waters and setting an example of wholehearted devotion to duty, upholding the high traditions of the royal navy
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Death |
6 May 1954 |
Pancras, London, England [2, 5, 7] |
Person ID |
I165163 |
master |
Last Modified |
15 Jun 2022 |