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− | '''Herbert Inglis Nigel Lyon''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{LCommRN}} '''Herbert Inglis Nigel Lyon''', R.N. (4 May, 1886 – 21 October, 1917) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Born in Melcombe, Regis, the son of Commander H. Lyon, R.N.. | |
− | Lyon was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Lyon was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 3 September, 1907. |
− | Lyon was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Lyon was appointed to the {{UK-Glasgow|f=t}} on 17 September, 1912. He was in her at the [[Battle of the Falkland Islands]] and was mentioned in despatches for "carr[ying] out control well from secondary position as respective batteries came into action." |
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+ | Lyon was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 3 September, 1915. | ||
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Lyon commanded the {{UK-Nonsuch|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-DF|12}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 45}} | Lyon commanded the {{UK-Nonsuch|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-DF|12}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 45}} | ||
− | Lyon was | + | Lyon paid off {{UK-Nonsuch}} on 2 March, 1917, but on the 21st, a Court Martial resulted in a reprimand for an earlier instance of grounding the destroyer. |
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+ | Lyon was made captain of the {{UK-Marmion|f=t}} in late May, 1917. He died when she was lost under his command on 21 October, 1917.{{Conways1906|p. 79}}<ref>Williams, M. W. ''HMS Tirade and the Sinking of UC-55'' in ''Warship 1997-1998'', p. 159.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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+ | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Herbert+Inglis+Nigel+Lyon Service Records] | ||
* [[Twelfth D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]] | * [[Twelfth D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]] | ||
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− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>''' | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Rumney Samson|Charles R. Samson]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 99 (1901)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 99]]'''<br>24 Jan, 1907 – 5 Jul, 1907|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Inglis Nigel Lyon|Herbert I. N. Lyon]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>''' | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cecil Mervyn Queripel|Cecil M. Queripel]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 85 (1889)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 85]]'''<br>2 Jun, 1908{{NLOct08|p. 401}} – Mar, 1909|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Anstey Yonge|Reginald A. Yonge]]'''}} |
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Herbert Inglis Nigel Lyon|Herbert I. N. Lyon]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 99 (1901)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 99]]'''<br>Mar, 1909 – 11 Dec, 1909|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel George Preston|Lionel G. Preston]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Nonsuch (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Nonsuch'']]'''<br>11 Feb, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 396''g''}} – 2 May, 1917|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Wynne Walker-Jones|Geoffrey W. Walker-Jones]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George William Taylor|George W. Taylor]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Retriever (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Retriever'']]'''<br>25 Apr, 1917 – 11 May, 1917|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Philip Clarke|Charles P. Clarke]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Brooke|Edward Brooke]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Marmion (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Marmion'']]'''<br>25 May, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 395''o''}} – 21 Oct, 1917<ref>Williams, M. W. ''HMS Tirade and the Sinking of UC-55'' in ''Warship 1997-1998'', p. 159.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:36, 7 April 2022
Lieutenant-Commander Herbert Inglis Nigel Lyon, R.N. (4 May, 1886 – 21 October, 1917) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Melcombe, Regis, the son of Commander H. Lyon, R.N..
Lyon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 3 September, 1907.
Lyon was appointed to the light cruiser Glasgow on 17 September, 1912. He was in her at the Battle of the Falkland Islands and was mentioned in despatches for "carr[ying] out control well from secondary position as respective batteries came into action."
Lyon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 3 September, 1915.
Lyon commanded the destroyer Nonsuch at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.[1]
Lyon paid off Nonsuch on 2 March, 1917, but on the 21st, a Court Martial resulted in a reprimand for an earlier instance of grounding the destroyer.
Lyon was made captain of the destroyer Marmion in late May, 1917. He died when she was lost under his command on 21 October, 1917.[2][3]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Charles R. Samson |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 99 24 Jan, 1907 – 5 Jul, 1907 |
Succeeded by Herbert I. N. Lyon |
Preceded by Cecil M. Queripel |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 85 2 Jun, 1908[4] – Mar, 1909 |
Succeeded by Reginald A. Yonge |
Preceded by Herbert I. N. Lyon |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 99 Mar, 1909 – 11 Dec, 1909 |
Succeeded by Lionel G. Preston |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Nonsuch 11 Feb, 1916[5] – 2 May, 1917 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey W. Walker-Jones |
Preceded by George W. Taylor |
Captain of H.M.S. Retriever 25 Apr, 1917 – 11 May, 1917 |
Succeeded by Charles P. Clarke |
Preceded by Edward Brooke |
Captain of H.M.S. Marmion 25 May, 1917[6] – 21 Oct, 1917[7] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 79.
- ↑ Williams, M. W. HMS Tirade and the Sinking of UC-55 in Warship 1997-1998, p. 159.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396g.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395o.
- ↑ Williams, M. W. HMS Tirade and the Sinking of UC-55 in Warship 1997-1998, p. 159.