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Revision as of 10:09, 11 May 2014

Alexander Hugh Gye ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Gye was appointed in command of the destroyer Teviot on 24 August, 1912.[1]

On 17 June, 1914, Gye was appointed in command of the destroyer Lapwing,[2] remaining in command of the ship when she fought as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[3]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 382.
  2. The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 345.
  3. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 47.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry L. D. Craven
Captain of H.M. T.B. 113
21 Jul, 1906 – ?
Succeeded by
Clement R. Dane
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Teviot
24 Aug, 1912 – ?
Succeeded by
Hugh R. Troup
Preceded by
Alan F. W. Howard
Captain of H.M.S. Lapwing
17 Jun, 1914 – ?
Succeeded by
Henry de B. Tupper