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Captain Theodore Evelyn Johnstone Bigg, R.N. (5 September, 1878 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Bigg was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 64 on 11 July, 1899 for manoeuvres.[1]

Bigg was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1901.[2]

Bigg was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 27 on 12 February, 1913.[3]

Bigg was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.[4]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Cheerful on 27 January, 1914.[5]

Great War

Bigg was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1918, and appointed in command of the scout cruiser Bellona on 15 November, 1918.[6] Sadly for him, his ship was under refit during the surrender of the High Sea Fleet.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John B. Hancock 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 64
11 Jul, 1899[7] 		Succeeded by
James W. Cottrell
Preceded by
Leonard A. B. Donaldson 		Captain of H.M.S. Rocket
3 Aug, 1906[8] – mid 1907 		Succeeded by
Reginald Henniker-Heaton
Preceded by
Percy W. Pontifex 		Captain of H.M.S. Exe
15 Jun, 1908[9] 		Succeeded by
James U. Farie
Preceded by
Stanley V. Ellis 		Captain of H.M.S. Ness
10 Sep, 1909[10] 		Succeeded by
Edmund A. T. de P. de la Poer
Preceded by
Hugh B. Worsley 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 8
16 May, 1911[11] 		Succeeded by
Roger L'E. M. Rede
Preceded by
Raymond J. Harris-St. John 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 27
12 Feb, 1913[12] 		Succeeded by
John P. Burton
Preceded by
Robert Makin 		Captain of H.M.S. Cheerful
27 Jan, 1914[13] 		Succeeded by
Harman A. L. Bond
Preceded by
Charles A. Fremantle 		Captain of H.M.S. Badger
11 Apr, 1916[14] 		Succeeded by
Alan M. Yeats-Brown
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Valhalla
12 Jul, 1917[15] 		Succeeded by
Dashwood F. Moir
Preceded by
Ernest W. Denison 		Captain of H.M.S. Bellona
15 Nov, 1918[16] – 1919[Fact Check] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "The Naval Mobilization". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue 35877, col C, p. 10.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 7.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1918). p. 340.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 293.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 739.
  7. ↑ "The Naval Mobilization". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue 35877, col C, p. 10.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 368.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 312.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 348.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 400.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 400.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392s.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392i.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398p.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 739.


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