Difference between revisions of "Robert Bannister Lyness"
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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | Lyness was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 3 December, 1908. | + | Lyness was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 3 December, 1908.<ref>Lyness Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/225.|}} f. 225.</ref> |
| − | Lyness was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 3 December, 1916.{{ | + | Lyness was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 3 December, 1916.<ref>Lyness Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/225.|}} f. 225.</ref> |
| − | Lyness was placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{CommRNR}} on 13 January, 1920. | + | Lyness assumed command of the survey ship [[H.M.S. Flinders (1919)|''Flinders'']] upon her commissioning around mid October 1919. Around one month later, he had moved on to command the {{UK-Isinglass|f=t}}.<ref>Lyness Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/225.|}} f. 225.</ref> |
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| + | Lyness was demobilised and placed on the Retired List at the rank of {{CommRNR}} on 13 January, 1920.<ref>Lyness Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/225.|}} f. 225.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Robert+Bannister+Lyness Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Robert+Bannister+Lyness Service Records] | ||
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Revision as of 11:41, 17 June 2022
Commander R.N.R. (retired) Robert Bannister Lyness, R.D. (29 November, 1874 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Lyness was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 3 December, 1908.[1]
Lyness was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 3 December, 1916.[2]
Lyness assumed command of the survey ship Flinders upon her commissioning around mid October 1919. Around one month later, he had moved on to command the sweeping sloop Isinglass.[3]
Lyness was demobilised and placed on the Retired List at the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 13 January, 1920.[4]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Basil J. D. Guy |
Captain of H.M.S. Candytuft 10 Jul, 1917[5] |
Succeeded by William C. O'G. Cochrane |
| Preceded by John I. Hallett |
Captain of H.M.S. Auricula 8 Jul, 1918 – 17 Oct, 1918 |
Succeeded by Harold W. Fawcett |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Forres 25 Feb, 1919[6] – c. mid 1919 |
Succeeded by Hugh D. Hamilton |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Caterham 9 Jun, 1919[7] – 6 Aug, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Lyness Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/225. f. 225.
- ↑ Lyness Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/225. f. 225.
- ↑ Lyness Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/225. f. 225.
- ↑ Lyness Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/225. f. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 795.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 754.
