Commander Vernon Hammersley HEENAN, 127

1888 - 1954  (66 years)

• Name	Vernon Hammersley HEENAN  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Prefix	Commander
  Suffix	127
  Born	25 Mar 1888	Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [2, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	15 May 1903	England   [7]
  _MILT	1904	England   [7]
  _MILT	1908	England   [7]
  event	Apr 1908	Eastbourne, Sussex, England
  _MILT	1 Oct 1910	England   [7]
  Census	2 Apr 1911	HMS Kent, China and East Indies   [8]
  MILI	Saw active service in World War 1 and2. Wounded in action in 1918. Mentioned in despatches in WW2. Details in National Archives record and also at http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Vernon_Hammersley-Heenan
  Occupation	Royal Naval commander
  _MILT	29 May 1915	England   [7]
  _MILT	2 Apr 1916	England   [7]
  _MILT	12 Aug 1916	England   [7]
  _MILT	1917	England   [7]
  _MILT	Oct 1917	England   [9]
  _MILT	1918	England   [4, 5]
  _MILT	10 Jan 1918	England   [7]
  _MILT	2 Aug 1918	England   [7]
  _MILT	1 Oct 1918	England   [7, 10]
  _MILT	11 Oct 1918	England   [11]
  _MILT	1 Sep 1919	England   [7]
  _MILT	5 Nov 1919	England   [7]
  _MILT	12 Feb 1920	England   [12]
  _MILT	2 Jan 1922	England   [7]
  _MILT	Sep 1923	England   [7]
  _MILT	1929	Portsmouth, Hampshire, England   [13]
  _MILT	Nov 1929	England   [7]
  Residence	1934	Parliament Hill Mansion, Lissenden Gardens, London, London, England   [14]
  _MILT	15 Jun 1939	England
  _MILT	17 Jun 1939	England   [5]
  _MILT	5 Feb 1940	England
  _MILT	Apr 1940	England
  _MILT	1 Jan 1944	England   [5, 15]
  _UID	F7ABFFB62C99427D86CBFC5C7977C093C70E
  Died	6 May 1954	Pancras, London, England   [3, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I121	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Robert Henry Hammersley HEENAN, 127,   b. Jan 1852, Birr, Kings County, Ireland ,   d. 25 Jul 1936, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Mother	Edith Maria FULLER, 127,   b. Abt 1859, Grahamstown Zaf, South Africa ,   d. 2 Sep 1933, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Married	1878	Cape Colony, South Africa   [16, 17]
  _UID	BA8FB8DA511B4804B5369ED5F1C91DD29A36
  Notes	Marriage Date: 1888 Place: South Africa
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Victoria WOOD, 127,   d. 16 May 1963, Lytham.
  Married	4 Aug 1915	Newcastle on Tyne Registration District
  _UID	A55CBE4B045849A5BE8A0235D2DB385D15F7
  Notes	Married: Registry Office
  Children	1. Hammersley HEENAN, 127   2. Margaret Joan Hammersley HEENAN, 127
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  event - Apr 1908 - Eastbourne, Sussex, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Name: Vernon Hammersley Heenan _MILT: Enrolled in Royal Navy. Midshipman in Royal Navy Promoted to Lieutenant in Royal Navy event: Mourner at funeral of Sir Jacobus de Wet,Chief justice of the Transvaal Eastbourne Gazette 25 April 1900 _MILT: Promoted to Lieutenant Became Captain of HMS Seal, a B class destroyer Until April 2, 1916 Became captain of HMS Boyne Captain of H.M.S Orpheus Applied to work with lighter than aircraft Captain of H M S Vehement Awarded 1914-15 Star, Victory & British War Medals. Served aboard HMS Wrestler as Lieutenant Commander Grounded the ship Vehement. 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 Promoted to Lt.Cdr in Royal Navy Captain of H.M.S Vittoria Vittoria lost in Baltic to torpedo from a Boshevik submarine. Court of inquiry found no blame attributed Captain of H.M.S Witherington Appointed as captain of destroyer Wrestler.Rescued survivors of S.S. Rowan on 9 October, 1921 Captain of H.M.S Trinidad Captain of H.M.S Venturous Assistant drafting officer at RN barracks, Portsmouth Placed on retirement list at his own request Residence: Described as Commander R.Navy _MILT: Captain of H.M.S Viscount Commander, HMS Watchman (D 26) - a destroyer, Long range escort.His command ended 5 Feb 1940 Commander of HMS Douglas (D 90) until 19 Apr 1940 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/ 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

  
  

• Sources

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