Fitzroy Hamilton Dalrymple Byron

Captain (retired) Fitzroy Hamilton Dalrymple Byron (22 July, 1885 – 18 December, 1952) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

On 30 March 1906, Byron was appointed to Thames for instruction in submarines.

Byron was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1907.

Byron was appointed to Mercury for command of submarines on 10 November, 1908. As was often the case, however, the submarine commands he held in this appointment are not spelled out in his service record, though another source suggests that he commanded A 12 for much of this period until he was re-appointed for command of C 18 on 12 July, 1909. A mere three days later, he moved over to become Lieutenant & Commander of C 17. This command would last until 27 September, 1913.

Great War

Byron was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1915.

In December, 1916, the Admiralty expressed its appreciation of the "very satisfactory manner in wh. he carried out duties in Russian Waters" during October and November 1916. In November, 1917, he was mentioned in despatches in recognition of his "long and arduous services in command of an oversea submarine during the third period of the war."

Byron was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918.

He was admitted to Granton Hospital on 29 November, 1918 with influenza. He was discharged to duty on 28 December.

Interbellum

Byron was loaned to the R.A.N. on 24 April, 1922. He reverted to the Royal Navy on 1 July, 1922.

Byron received a series of appointments in command of "L" class submarines, some of which were still being constructed. These tasks finally ended in May 1925.

He was appointed to Malcolm for command of a group of destroyers in reserve on 4 January, 1926 and was superseded on 2 November 1926.

Following a final appointment in Malcolm from 13 January 1931 to 11 April, Byron was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 29 July, 1931.

World War II

Between 1939 and 1944, Byron served as Naval Chief Staff Officer in Gibraltar, Milford Haven, Bangor and in the Mediterranean.

He reverted to the Retired List on 12 June, 1946.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Brownlow V. Layard	Captain of H.M.S. A 12 1 Nov, 1908 – 12 Jul, 1909[Inference]	Succeeded by Henry D. Gill
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. C 18 12 Jul, 1909 – 15 Jul, 1909	Succeeded by Robert C. Halahan
Preceded by Robert C. Halahan	Captain of H.M.S. C 17 15 Jul, 1909 – 27 Sep, 1913	Succeeded by Thomas B. S. McGregor-Robertson
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. G 5 3 Dec, 1915 – 27 Jul, 1917	Succeeded by Gilbert E. Venning
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. J 7 27 Jul, 1917 – 28 May, 1918	Succeeded by Francis J. H. Dawson
Preceded by Francis J. H. Dawson	Captain of H.M.S. J 7 27 Jun, 1918 – 12 Aug, 1918	Succeeded by Francis J. H. Dawson
Preceded by Charles de Burgh	Captain of H.M.S. K 22 12 Aug, 1918 – 24 May, 1919	Succeeded by Allan Poland
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Pandora 24 May, 1919 – 10 Aug, 1919	Succeeded by Victor L. A. Campbell
Preceded by Aubrey C. Bertie	Captain of H.M.S. Bonaventure 10 Aug, 1919 – 4 Oct, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by John R. G. Moncreiffe	Captain of H.M.S. Fermoy 4 Oct, 1919 – May, 1920	Succeeded by John B. Glencross
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. L 23 9 Jun, 1922	Succeeded by Edward A. Aylmer
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. L 53 9 Jun, 1922	Succeeded by Jermyn Rushbrooke
Preceded by Construction	Captain of H.M.S. L 27 20 Jun, 1924 – May, 1925	Succeeded by John Drinkwater