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Rear-Admiral Hubert Lynes, C.B., C.M.G. (27 November 1874 – 10 November 1942) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
He was an expert ornithologist.
Life & Career
He served aboard Venus in the Mediterranean around 1905.
Lynes was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1911.
He took command of the yacht Enchantress on 9 August, 1912.[1]
Lynes was appointed in command of Sutlej on 1 August, 1914,[2] remaining with her until he was placed in command of Penelope on 1 December to commission the new ship.[3]
As Commodore, he was appointed as Senior Naval Officer, Dunkirk, to help command the Dover Patrol, subordinate to Vice-Admiral Reginald Bacon.[4]
He was appointed in command of the Warspite in May, 1918.[5]
See Also
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Service Records