Robert Stephen Pearson
Lieutenant Commander,RAN
SNO,Beach Unit,attached 1 Combined Operations Section
born 22.12.1902 Kadina,South Australia
enlisted 31.12.1915
discharged 12.9.1949 (HMAS Penguin)
died 1982
photo courtesy of John Kennett
note by John Kennett
Robert Stephen Pearson
Number: -
Rank: Commander
D.O.B.: 22nd December 1902, Kadina, South
Australia
Service History
31.12.15 Enlisted Royal Australian Navy College as
a Cadet Midshipman
01.01.20 Promoted to Midshipman and posted to
HMAS Cerberus
15.01.20 Posted to HMAS Huon
14.04.20 Posted to HMAS Melbourne
09.08.20 Posted to London Depot
25.10.20 Posted to HMS Thunder
04.02.21 Posted to HMS Violent
01.01.22 Posted to HMS Warspie
01.05.22 Promoted to Acting Sub Lieutenant
15.02.22 Posted to HMS Vanquisher
15.12.22 Promoted to Sub Lieutenant
03.01.23 Posted to Royal Navy College, Greenwich
03.07.23 Posted to HMS Excellent
11.11.23 Posted to HMS Dryad for Anti-Gas Course
29.07.24 Returned to Australia and posted to HMAS Torrens for depot
duties
15.09.24 Promoted to Lieutenant
08.10.24 Posted to HMAS Parramatta
22.05.25 Posted to HMAS Cerberus
18.09.25 Posted to HMAS Penguin
16.11.25 Posted to HMAS Melbourne
25.02.26 Posted to London Depot and then HMS Victory, Exchange with
Royal Navy
03.01.27 Posted to HMS Revenge
29.03.27 Posted to HMS Iron Duke
01.07.27 Posted to HMS Vernon
03.10.27 Posted to HMS Iron Duke
03.09.28 Posted to HMS Victory
24.11.28 Departed United Kingdom
30.12.28 Arrived in Australia and posted to HMAS Cerberus
29.01.29 Posted to RAN College
01.07.30 Posted to HMAS Cerberus, Naval College
29.05.31 Posted to HMAS Canberra
14.04.32 Posted to HMAS Cerberus
15.09.32 Promoted to Lieutenant Commander
19.04.34 Posted to HMAS Penguin
02.04.35 Posted to HMAS Brisbane on commissioning
10.08.35 Posted to London Depot. HMS Barham in command for passage to
Malta
22.08.37 Returned to Australia and posted to HMAS Cerberus
30.10.37 Posted to HMAS Canberra