John Reginald Hughes D'Aeth

Commander John Reginald Hughes D'Aeth, (7 February, 1899 – 7 July, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Prison[?] Governor Captain R. H. D'Aeth.

He went direct to sea upon outbreak of the war, serving as a Midshipman in Charybdis, Zealandia and Hindustan before joining the convoy sloop Chrysanthemum as a Sub-Lieutenant in 1918.

D'Aeth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1919.

D'Aeth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1927.

D'Aeth was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1934.

World War II

Appointed to the light cruiser Gloucester as executive officer on 11 June, 1938, D'Aeth was apparently among the eighteen men killed when she was struck by Italian bombers in the Mediterranean on 7 July, 1940.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Sydney M. Raw	Captain of H.M.S. H 52 14 Jun, 1925 – 14 Oct, 1926	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by John D. de M. Leathes	Captain of H.M.S. H 44 14 Oct, 1926 – 18 Nov, 1926	Succeeded by Reginald R. Helbert
Preceded by Edward M. C. Barraclough	Captain of H.M.S. L 56 15 Apr, 1929 – 15 Nov, 1929	Succeeded by Harold E. Spragge
Preceded by Jocelyn S. Bethell	Captain of H.M.S. Regent 15 Mar, 1932 – 11 Jun, 1934	Succeeded by Guy Grantham