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{{LieutRN}} '''Lindsay de Villiers''', (21 July, 1904 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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De Villiers was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 February, 1935.
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Revision as of 11:14, 22 January 2020

Lieutenant-Commander Lindsay de Villiers, (21 July, 1904 – 10 April, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

De Villiers was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1927.

De Villiers was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1935.

De Villiers was killed when destroyer Hunter was lost in action against German destroyers in a Norwegian fjord.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frank R. W. Parish
Captain of H.M.S. Amazon
15 Dec, 1936[1] – May, 1938
Succeeded by
George J. Parker
Preceded by
Clifford Caslon
Captain of H.M.S. Blanche
27 Aug, 1938
Succeeded by
Robert M. Aubrey
Preceded by
Alfred C. Behague
Captain of H.M.S. Hunter
22 Aug, 1939 – 10 Apr, 1940
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 214.