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| − | {{CaptRN}} '''Alexander Lowndes''', C.B., Royal Navy (26 March, 1874 – | + | {{CaptRN}} '''Alexander Lowndes''', C.B., Royal Navy (26 March, 1874 – 20 March, 1921) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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He was appointed Chief of Staff to Browning, now [[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth]], on 30 September, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'' (December, 1920). p. 790.</ref> | He was appointed Chief of Staff to Browning, now [[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth]], on 30 September, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'' (December, 1920). p. 790.</ref> | ||
| + | Lowndes died on 20 March, 1921, in the Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth, following an operation for carcinoma of the rectum.<ref>ADM 196/43. f. 470.</ref> | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 17:35, 3 September 2012
Captain Alexander Lowndes, C.B., Royal Navy (26 March, 1874 – 20 March, 1921) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was appointed in command of the battleship Hibernia on 29 August, 1913.[1]
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Antrim on 23 July, 1915.[2]
He was appointed to command the dreadnought Hercules on 12 February, 1918.[3]
Post-War
Browning went to the Admiralty as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel, and Lowndes was appointed his Naval Assistant on 30 March, 1919.[4]
He was appointed Chief of Staff to Browning, now Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, on 30 September, 1920.[5]
Lowndes died on 20 March, 1921, in the Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth, following an operation for carcinoma of the rectum.[6]
Footnotes
Bibliography
- "Captain A. Lowndes, C.B., R.N." (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 23 March, 1921. Issue 42676, col E, p. 13.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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