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Revision as of 20:00, 13 May 2014
Captain Alexander Lowndes, C.B., Royal Navy (26 March, 1874 – 20 March, 1921) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Lowndes was promoted to Captain on 30 June, 1913.
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]
Lowndes served as captain of Leviathan from August 1916[3] until being appointed to command the battleship Hercules on 12 February, 1918.[4]
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.[5]
He was appointed Chief of Staff to Browning, now Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, on 30 September, 1920.[6]
Lowndes died on 20 March, 1921, in the Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth, following an operation for carcinoma of the rectum.[7]
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.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Ernest K. Loring |
Captain of H.M.S. Hibernia 29 Aug, 1913 – ? |
Succeeded by Vernon H. S. Haggard |
Preceded by Vincent B. Molteno |
Captain of H.M.S. Antrim 23 Jul, 1915 – ? |
Succeeded by Victor G. Gurner |
Preceded by Marcus R. Hill |
Captain of H.M.S. Leviathan Aug, 1916 – ? |
Succeeded by Francis M. Austin |
Preceded by Henry W. Parker |
Captain of H.M.S. Hercules 12 Feb, 1918 – ? |
Succeeded by James T. Bush |
Footnotes