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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Denis Granville Thynne''', C.M.G., Royal Navy (17 October, 1875 – 18 December, 1955) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Denis Granville Thynne''', C.M.G., Royal Navy (17 October, 1875 – 18 December, 1955) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | |||
While in [[H.M.S. Agincourt (1913)|H.M.S. ''Agincourt'']] Thynne had a pet bull terrier named "Nick". | While in [[H.M.S. Agincourt (1913)|H.M.S. ''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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31248/supplements/3859 (Supplement) no. 31248. p. 3859.] 24 March, 1919.</ref> | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 10:39, 6 August 2011
Captain Denis Granville Thynne, C.M.G., Royal Navy (17 October, 1875 – 18 December, 1955) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
While in H.M.S. 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.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31248. p. 3859. 24 March, 1919.
Bibliography
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
