William Humphry Nigel Yonge
Commander (retired) William Humphry Nigel Yonge, (23 June, 1885 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Hampton [illeg], Sussex.
Yonge was described by Captain Tudor in 1904 as "unintelligent and wanting in capacity to take charge." His later evaluations would show he was making a much more favourable impression.
Yonge was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1908.
Served in Zealandia from 13 September 1913 through 30 January, 1917 when he was moved to Neptune. He was in her superstructure when he witnessed the cataclysmic explosion in H.M.S. Vanguard which was moored nearby on the night of 9 July 1917, experiencing it as a series of three explosions.[1]
Yonge was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1916.
He was appointed from Neptune to serve as gunnery officer in the second class protected cruiser Diana on 19 September, 1917. He remained in this post through mid-July 1919.
Yonge was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 7 May, 1927.
World War II
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Eric F. G. Wharton |
Superintendent of Anti-Gas Training, Devonport 20 May, 1925[2] – 7 May, 1927 |
Succeeded by Henry F. M. Peto |
Footnotes
- ↑ Schleihauf. Disaster in Harbour: The Loss of HMS Vanguard, p. 83.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 285.
