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'''Guy Onslow Lydekker''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Guy Onslow Lydekker''', D.S.C., O.B.E., R.N. (17 November, 1889 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Lydekker was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 July, 1910.{{NLJan14|p. 133}}


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Lydekker was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB19|f=t}} on 1 August, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 401}}
 
He was appointed as gunnery officer of the {{UK-EarlOfPeterborough}} on 30 August, 1915.{{NLNov17|p. 393''h''}}
 
Lydekker was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 July, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 118}}
 
On 13 March, 1920, he was appointed to {{UK-Dolphin}} as gunnery officer on the staff of Rear-Admiral (S).{{NLJan21|p. 760}}


Lydekker was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
Lydekker was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1923.<ref>Lydekker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/123/94.|}} f. 84.</ref>


Lydekker was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on
Thanked by the Admiralty following a Court of Enquiry into the foundering of a tug for his skill and resolution in dealing with the situation.<ref>Lydekker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/226.|}} f. 584.</ref>
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Lydekker was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB19|f=t}} on 1 August, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 401}}
Lydekker was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 27 January, 1936.<ref>Lydekker Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/226.|}} f. 584.</ref>


He was appointed as gunnery officer of the {{UK-EarlOfPeterborough}} on 30 August, 1915.{{FC}}
==World War II==


==See Also==
==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4782475 Anti-aircraft Deflection Slide Rule invented by him]
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Latest revision as of 15:36, 7 April 2022

Captain (retired) Guy Onslow Lydekker, D.S.C., O.B.E., R.N. (17 November, 1889 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Lydekker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1910.[1]

Lydekker was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 19 on 1 August, 1914.[2]

He was appointed as gunnery officer of the Earl of Peterborough on 30 August, 1915.[3]

Lydekker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 July, 1918.[4]

On 13 March, 1920, he was appointed to Dolphin as gunnery officer on the staff of Rear-Admiral (S).[5]

Lydekker was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1923.[6]

Thanked by the Admiralty following a Court of Enquiry into the foundering of a tug for his skill and resolution in dealing with the situation.[7]

Lydekker was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 27 January, 1936.[8]

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Ralph M. Hall 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 19
1 Aug, 1914[9] – 20 Jan, 1915 		Succeeded by
Thomas C. C. Bolster
Preceded by
Charles G. Stuart 		Captain of H.M.S. Snapdragon
11 Jan, 1929[10] – 3 Jan, 1931 		Succeeded by
Alfred W. J. Finlayson
Preceded by
James R. C. Cavendish 		Captain of H.M.S. Ceres
10 Jul, 1931[11] – 12 May, 1932[12] 		Succeeded by
George A. Scott
Preceded by
The Hon. George Fraser 		Captain of H.M.S. Calypso
12 May, 1932[13][14] – 7 Jun, 1933[15] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey Nicholson
Preceded by
Andrew Johnstone 		Assistant King's Harbour Master, Portland
12 Jun, 1933[16] – 3 Jun, 1935[17] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Colpoys C. Walcott 		Naval Officer in Charge, Haifa
19 Aug, 1939[18] – 25 Jun, 1940[19] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 133.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393h.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 118.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 760.
  6. ↑ Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/94. f. 84.
  7. ↑ Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.
  8. ↑ Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 270.
  11. ↑ Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.
  12. ↑ Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 219.
  14. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, May 14, 1932, Issue 46133, p.12.
  15. ↑ Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.
  16. ↑ Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.
  17. ↑ Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.
  18. ↑ Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.
  19. ↑ Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.

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