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Gye was appointed in command of the {{UK-Teviot|f=t}} on 24 August, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 382.</ref>
 
Gye was appointed in command of the {{UK-Teviot|f=t}} on 24 August, 1912.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 382.</ref>
  
Gye was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lapwing|f=t}} on 17 June, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915).  p. 345.</ref> and in command at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 47}}
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Alexander Hugh Gye ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Gye was appointed in command of the destroyer Teviot on 24 August, 1912.[1]

On 17 June, 1914, Gye was appointed in command of the destroyer Lapwing,[2] remaining in command of the ship when she fought as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[3]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 382.
  2. The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 345.
  3. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 47.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments