Difference between revisions of "Algernon Edmund Penrice Lyons"
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| − | {{CommRN}} '''Algernon Edmund Penrice Lyons''', D.S.O., R.N. (17 August, 1886 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} '''Algernon Edmund Penrice Lyons''', D.S.O., R.N. (17 August, 1886 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. His proper name may have been '''Algernon Edmund Penrice-Lyons''' or even '''Algernon Edmund Penrice Penrice-Lyons''' |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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| − | Lyons was | + | Lyons was born in Swansea, the son of Sir A. M. L. Lyons, A.C.B..<ref>Lyons Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/301.|}} f. 322.</ref> |
| − | Lyons was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | After some service in large ships, Lyons served as a {{SubRN}} in a series of destroyers from May 1907 to January, 1909: {{UK-Peterel}}, {{UK-Flirt}}, {{UK-Vixen}}, {{UK-Kennet}}, {{UK-Blackwater}}, ''Kennet'' again, and {{UK-Ouse}}, being promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1908.<ref>Lyons Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/301.|}} f. 322.</ref> |
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| + | Lyons was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1916.<ref>Lyons Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/301.|}} f. 322.</ref> | ||
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Lyons was appointed in command of the {{UK-Wakeful|f=t}} on 19 July, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 941}} | Lyons was appointed in command of the {{UK-Wakeful|f=t}} on 19 July, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 941}} | ||
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| + | Lyons was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 17 August, 1926.<ref>Lyons Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/301.|}} f. 322.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 12:58, 5 November 2021
Commander Algernon Edmund Penrice Lyons, D.S.O., R.N. (17 August, 1886 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy. His proper name may have been Algernon Edmund Penrice-Lyons or even Algernon Edmund Penrice Penrice-Lyons
Life & Career
Lyons was born in Swansea, the son of Sir A. M. L. Lyons, A.C.B..[1]
After some service in large ships, Lyons served as a Sub-Lieutenant in a series of destroyers from May 1907 to January, 1909: Peterel, Flirt, Vixen, Kennet, Blackwater, Kennet again, and Ouse, being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1908.[2]
Lyons was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1916.[3]
Lyons was appointed in command of the destroyer Wakeful on 19 July, 1918.[4]
Lyons was promoted to the rank of Commander on 17 August, 1926.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William W. Wilson |
Captain of H.M.S. Brisk 6 Jun, 1916[6] |
Succeeded by Henry V. Hudson |
| Preceded by Somerville P. B. Russell |
Captain of H.M.S. Wakeful 19 Jul, 1918[7] |
Succeeded by Malcolm Murray |
Footnotes
- ↑ Lyons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/301. f. 322.
- ↑ Lyons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/301. f. 322.
- ↑ Lyons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/301. f. 322.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 941.
- ↑ Lyons Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/301. f. 322.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391x.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 896.
