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Lieutenant-Commander Alexander Hugh Gye (7 February, 1884 – 21 December, 1916) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Gye was appointed in command of the destroyer Teviot on 24 August, 1912.[1]
Gye was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1914.[2]
On 17 June, 1914, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Lapwing,[3] remaining there when she fought as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland,[4] even though he'd been appointed to command the new destroyer Negro in May.[5] He was killed in command on 21 December, when Negro was lost in a collision with Hoste in the North Sea.[6]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Harry L. D. Craven |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 113 21 Jul, 1906[7] |
Succeeded by Clement R. Dane |
Preceded by Reginald St. P. Parry |
Captain of H.M.S. Teviot 24 Aug, 1912[8] |
Succeeded by Hugh R. Troup |
Preceded by Alan F. W. Howard |
Captain of H.M.S. Lapwing 17 Jun, 1914[9] |
Succeeded by Lionel S. M. Adam |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Negro May, 1916[10] – 21 Dec, 1916[11] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 189.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 345.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 47.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396e.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 302.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396e.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 302.