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'''Athol Edwin Gudgeon''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | {{LieutRNR}} '''Athol Edwin Gudgeon''' (21 February, 1885 – 27 August, 1917) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Early in the war, Gudgeon was serving in the requisitioned auxiliary, [[H.M.S. Duchess of Devonshire (1897)|''Duchess of Devonshire'']]. | |||
Gudgeon was promoted to the rank of {{ | Gudgeon was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 2 August, 1915.<ref>Gudgeon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/49.|}} f. 49.</ref> | ||
Gudgeon was | Gudgeon was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ettrick|f=t}} on 27 June, 1917 and was wounded on 7 July, 1917 when she was mined and damaged in the English Channel with the loss of forty-eight men killed outright. His injury would also prove fatal, as he died on 27 August.<ref>Gudgeon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/49.|}} f. 49.</ref>{{KindellROH2|p. 396}} | ||
His death is not noted in his Service Record, perhaps owing to some confusion, as on 5 November, 1919, it is simply recorded that he was "no longer in the Navy List". | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Alexander Clutterbuck|Francis A. Clutterbuck]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Quail (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Quail'']]'''<br> | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Alexander Clutterbuck|Francis A. Clutterbuck]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Quail (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Quail'']]'''<br>4 Dec, 1915<ref>Gudgeon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/49.|}} f. 49.</ref> – 26 Jun, 1917<ref>Gudgeon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/49.|}} f. 49.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Thomas Edward Coombs|Thomas E. Coombs]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Needham Knox|John N. Knox]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ettrick (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ettrick'']]'''<br>27 Jun, 1917<ref>Gudgeon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/49.|}} f. 49.</ref> – 27 Jul, 1917<ref>Gudgeon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/56/49.|}} f. 49.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alphonse Martin Tulloch|Alphonse M. Tulloch]]'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:32, 11 January 2022
Lieutenant R.N.R. Athol Edwin Gudgeon (21 February, 1885 – 27 August, 1917) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Early in the war, Gudgeon was serving in the requisitioned auxiliary, Duchess of Devonshire.
Gudgeon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 2 August, 1915.[1]
Gudgeon was appointed in command of the destroyer Ettrick on 27 June, 1917 and was wounded on 7 July, 1917 when she was mined and damaged in the English Channel with the loss of forty-eight men killed outright. His injury would also prove fatal, as he died on 27 August.[2][3]
His death is not noted in his Service Record, perhaps owing to some confusion, as on 5 November, 1919, it is simply recorded that he was "no longer in the Navy List".
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Francis A. Clutterbuck |
Captain of H.M.S. Quail 4 Dec, 1915[4] – 26 Jun, 1917[5] |
Succeeded by Thomas E. Coombs |
| Preceded by John N. Knox |
Captain of H.M.S. Ettrick 27 Jun, 1917[6] – 27 Jul, 1917[7] |
Succeeded by Alphonse M. Tulloch |
Footnotes
- ↑ Gudgeon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/49. f. 49.
- ↑ Gudgeon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/49. f. 49.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 396.
- ↑ Gudgeon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/49. f. 49.
- ↑ Gudgeon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/49. f. 49.
- ↑ Gudgeon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/49. f. 49.
- ↑ Gudgeon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/49. f. 49.
