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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Guy Plantagenet Bigg-Wither''', Royal Navy (1 June, 1878 – ?) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Guy Plantagenet Bigg-Wither''', Royal Navy (1 June, 1878 – 2 June, 1950) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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He was to be one of [[Herbert William Richmond|Herbert Richmond]]'s sources of "information and encouragement within the Naval Staff" in the [[Training and Staff Duties Division (Royal Navy)|Training and Staff Duties Division]].<ref>Hunt.  ''Sailor-Scholar''.  p. 91.</ref>
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1900.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27211/pages/4433 no. 27211.  p. 4433.]  17 July, 1900.</ref>
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Bigg-Wither was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1900.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27211/pages/4433 no. 27211.  p. 4433.]  17 July, 1900.</ref>
  
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1912.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28623/pages/4748 no. 28623.  p. 4748.]  2 July, 1912.</ref>
 
He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1912.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28623/pages/4748 no. 28623.  p. 4748.]  2 July, 1912.</ref>
  
Bigg-Wither was one of [[Herbert William Richmond|Herbert Richmond]]'s sources of "information and encouragement within the Naval Staff" in the [[Training and Staff Duties Division (Royal Navy)|Training and Staff Duties Division]].<ref>Hunt''Sailor-Scholar''. p. 91.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record{{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</ref>
  
In August 1920, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Dartmouth|f=t}}.{{NLDec20|p. 757}}  One year later, he was placed in charge of {{UK-Caradoc|f=p}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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==Post-War==
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In August 1920, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Dartmouth|f=t}}.{{NLDec20|p. 757}}  On 14 August, 1921, he was placed in charge of {{UK-Caradoc|f=p}}, remaining in command for about one year.<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</ref>
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He succumbed to leukemia on 2 June, 1950.<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</ref>
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*Hunt, Barry D. (1982).  ''Sailor-Scholar: Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond  1871-1946''.  Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press.  ISBN 0-88920-104-8.
 
*Hunt, Barry D. (1982).  ''Sailor-Scholar: Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond  1871-1946''.  Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press.  ISBN 0-88920-104-8.
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Revision as of 09:35, 6 May 2015

Captain Guy Plantagenet Bigg-Wither, Royal Navy (1 June, 1878 – 2 June, 1950) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

He was to be one of Herbert Richmond's sources of "information and encouragement within the Naval Staff" in the Training and Staff Duties Division.[1]

Life & Career

Bigg-Wither was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1900.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1912.[3]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1917.[4]

Post-War

In August 1920, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Dartmouth.[5] On 14 August, 1921, he was placed in charge of H.M.S. Caradoc, remaining in command for about one year.[6]

He succumbed to leukemia on 2 June, 1950.[7]

Bibliography

  • Hunt, Barry D. (1982). Sailor-Scholar: Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond 1871-1946. Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 0-88920-104-8.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Herbert W. W. Hope
Captain of H.M.S. Dartmouth
3 Aug, 1920[8]
Succeeded by
Dudley B. N. North
Preceded by
Ragnar M. Colvin
Captain of H.M.S. Caradoc
Aug, 1921[9]
Succeeded by
Reginald St. P. Parry
 

Footnotes

  1. Hunt. Sailor-Scholar. p. 91.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 28623. p. 4748. 2 July, 1912.
  4. Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 757.
  6. Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
  7. Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
  8. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 757.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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