Herbert Inglis Nigel Lyon
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Herbert Inglis Nigel Lyon ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Lyon commanded the destroyer Nonsuch at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.[1]
Lyon was later made captain of the destroyer Marmion, as she was lost under his command on 21 Oct, 1917.[2][3]
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Service Records
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Nonsuch before 31 May, 1916[4] – ? |
Succeeded by John F. Bowyer |
Preceded by William S. Leveson-Gower |
Captain of H.M.S. Marmion 25 May, 1917[5] – 21 Oct, 1917[6] |
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.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 45.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395o.
- ↑ Williams, M. W. HMS Tirade and the Sinking of UC-55 in Warship 1997-1998, p. 159.