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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Stuart Crawford|John S. Crawford]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Waterhen (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Waterhen'']]'''<br>8 Nov, 1932<ref>Lane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/94.|}} f. 94.</ref> – 30 Nov, 1932<ref>Lane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/94.|}} f. 94.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alvord Sydney Rosenthal|Alvord S. Rosenthal]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Waterhen'''''</small>}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Stuart Crawford|John S. Crawford]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Waterhen (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Waterhen'']]'''<br>8 Nov, 1932<ref>Lane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/94.|}} f. 94.</ref> – 30 Nov, 1932<ref>Lane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/94.|}} f. 94.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alvord Sydney Rosenthal|Alvord S. Rosenthal]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Waterhen'''''</small>}} | ||
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Revision as of 13:46, 25 March 2022
Commander (retired) Robert Henry Douglas Lane, (15 February, 1896 – 27 April, 1941) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Charles M. R. Douglas Lane, Esq., gentleman.
Upon passing out of the Training Establishment on 15 September, 1913, Lane was appointed to H.M.S. Africa. He served in her until being appointed to the H.M.S. Hindustan on 5 November, 1915. On 16 February, 1916, he was appointed to the H.M.S. Contest of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla, in which he fought at the Battle of Jutland.[1]
Soon after the battle, he moved to Nonpareil. In late August 1917 he joined Patriot, where he served through the end of the war, being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1917.[2]
Lane was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1925.[3]
World War II
Lane was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 15 February, 1941. He was killed on 27 April, 1941 when his command, Wryneck was lost.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Samuel A. Brooks |
Captain of H.M.S. Whitehall 9 Apr, 1928[5] – 6 May, 1930[6] |
Succeeded by Alan MacG. Sheffield |
| Preceded by Charles F. H. Churchill |
Captain of H.M.S. Seraph 6 Jun, 1930[7] – 30 Aug, 1932[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Diamond 30 Aug, 1932[9] – 8 Nov, 1932[10] |
Succeeded by Arthur D. B. James |
| Preceded by John S. Crawford |
Captain of H.M.S. Waterhen 8 Nov, 1932[11] – 30 Nov, 1932[12] |
Succeeded by Alvord S. Rosenthal as Captain of H.M.A.S. Waterhen |
| Preceded by John de C. Richards |
Captain of H.M.S. Wryneck 26 Jul, 1940[13] – 27 Apr, 1941[14] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/94. f. 94.
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/94. f. 94.
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/94. f. 94.
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/94. f. 94.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 288.
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/94. f. 94.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 269.
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/94. f. 94.
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/94. f. 94.
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/94. f. 94.
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/94. f. 94.
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/94. f. 94.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
