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| − | '''Alexander Hugh Gye''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{LCommRN}} '''Alexander Hugh Gye''' ( – 21 December, 1916) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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| − | On 17 June, 1914, | + | Gye was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1914.{{NLOct15|p. 189}} |
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| + | On 17 June, 1914, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lapwing|f=t}},{{NLJan15|p. 345}} remaining there when she fought as part of the {{UK-DF|1}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]],{{UKJutlandOD|p. 47}} even though he'd been appointed to command the new {{UK-Negro|f=t}} in May.{{NLDec16|p. 396''e''}} He was killed in command on 21 December, when ''Negro'' was lost in a collision with {{UK-Hoste}} in the North Sea.{{KindellROH2|p. 302}} | ||
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Revision as of 20:14, 21 October 2014
Lieutenant-Commander Alexander Hugh Gye ( – 21 December, 1916) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Gye was appointed in command of the destroyer Teviot on 24 August, 1912.[1]
Gye was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1914.[2]
On 17 June, 1914, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Lapwing,[3] remaining there when she fought as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland,[4] even though he'd been appointed to command the new destroyer Negro in May.[5] He was killed in command on 21 December, when Negro was lost in a collision with Hoste in the North Sea.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry L. D. Craven |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 113 21 Jul, 1906[7] |
Succeeded by Clement R. Dane |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Teviot 24 Aug, 1912[8] |
Succeeded by Hugh R. Troup |
| Preceded by Alan F. W. Howard |
Captain of H.M.S. Lapwing 17 Jun, 1914[9] |
Succeeded by Lionel S. M. Adam |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 189.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 345.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396e.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 302.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395i.
