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| − | {{LieutRN}} '''Guy Kemble Twiss''', R.N. (4 September, 1888 – | + | {{LieutRN}} '''Guy Kemble Twiss''', R.N. (4 September, 1888 – 24 June, 1917) served in the [[Royal Navy]] and was killed when his destroyer was mined in the English Channel in 1917. |
| − | He was | + | He was the son of Vice-Admiral [[Guy Ouchterlony Twiss]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Twiss was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1911. | |
| − | - | + | Twiss was appointed in command of the {{UK-Tartar|f=c}} on 4 June, 1917 and was killed, along with forty-two other men, when {{UK-Tartar}} struck a mine in the Channel. His service record notes his date of death as 17 June, but others seem to indicate 24 June. |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 16:20, 28 January 2017
Lieutenant Guy Kemble Twiss, R.N. (4 September, 1888 – 24 June, 1917) served in the Royal Navy and was killed when his destroyer was mined in the English Channel in 1917.
He was the son of Vice-Admiral Guy Ouchterlony Twiss.
Life & Career
Twiss was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1911.
Twiss was appointed in command of the Tribal Class destroyer Tartar on 4 June, 1917 and was killed, along with forty-two other men, when Tartar struck a mine in the Channel. His service record notes his date of death as 17 June, but others seem to indicate 24 June.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. P32 29 Feb, 1916[1] |
Succeeded by Lawrence W. Newbery-Boschetti |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396ii.
