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Revision as of 21:33, 10 May 2014

Clarence Walter Eyre Trelawny ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Trelawny was appointed in command of the destroyer Spitfire on 17 June, 1913.[1] He was her captain at the Battle of Jutland, fighting as part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla and colliding in night action with the German battleship Nassau while sustaining tremendous damage.[2]

He was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Hermione on 30 August, 1919.[3]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 382.
  2. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  3. The Monthly Navy List, December 1920. p. 786.

Bibliography

Service Records