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Revision as of 15:42, 9 August 2014
Captain Denis Granville Thynne, C.M.G., Royal Navy (17 October, 1875 – 18 December, 1955) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On 10 November, 1913, Thynne was appointed in command of Lark.[1]
While in Agincourt, Thynne had a pet bull terrier named "Nick".
"For valuable services in command of a Minelayer for eighteen months," he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.) on 24 March, 1919.[2]
On 13 January, 1920, Thynne was appointed in command of the depot ship Woolwich in Devonport, recommissioning her there on the 3rd of February and becoming Captain (D) of a flotilla.[3]
Bibliography
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Lark 10 Nov, 1913[4] |
Succeeded by Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy |
| Preceded by Harold E. Sulivan |
Captain of H.M.S. Woolwich 13 Jan, 1920[5] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
