Paul Thomond Gape Methuen
Lieutenant-Commander Paul Thomond Gape Methuen, R.N. (3 October, 1886 – 26 May, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of a Reverend P. E. Methuen.
Methuen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1906. He shared the Ronald Megaw Memorial Prize with Brian Egerton for 1906-07.[1]
In October 1911 a Medical Certificate was forwarded, indicating that he was confined to bed, though his complaint is not stated.[2]
In 1908, he was awarded a medal for his services in the aftermath of the earthquake at Messina.
Methuen was appointed to the battleship Queen as gunnery officer on 8 January, 1913 and would hold this appointment through 28 May 1916, being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1914. He was then appointed to the battleship Agincourt as gunnery officer, seeing action in her at the Battle of Jutland.[3]
On 9 October, 1916, a telegram indicated he had been given an appendectomy aboard a hospital ship, and that he would be out of service for two months. He was found fit in December.[4]
Methuen was appointed to Hercules for gunnery duties on 9 January, 1917. He was still in this appointment when he died of enteric fever at his home in Britain in May 1918.[5]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Methuen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/183. f. ?.
- ↑ Methuen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/183. f. ?.
- ↑ Methuen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/183. f. ?.
- ↑ Methuen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/183. f. ?.
- ↑ Methuen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/183. f. ?.
