Difference between revisions of "Guy Plantagenet Bigg-Wither"
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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> | + | Bigg-Wither was born in Red Hill, Surrey and was raised by his mother.<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</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 married Gladys S. d'Asparato on 11 November, 1904.<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</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> | ||
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| + | On 28 July, 1917, he married for a second time, to Winifred Helen Campbell.<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</ref> | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 09:38, 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 born in Red Hill, Surrey and was raised by his mother.[2]
Bigg-Wither was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1900.[3] He married Gladys S. d'Asparato on 11 November, 1904.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1912.[5]
On 28 July, 1917, he married for a second time, to Winifred Helen Campbell.[6]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1917.[7]
Post-War
In August 1920, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Dartmouth.[8] On 14 August, 1921, he was placed in charge of H.M.S. Caradoc, remaining in command for about one year.[9]
He succumbed to leukemia on 2 June, 1950.[10]
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[11] |
Succeeded by Dudley B. N. North |
| Preceded by Ragnar M. Colvin |
Captain of H.M.S. Caradoc Aug, 1921[12] |
Succeeded by Reginald St. P. Parry |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hunt. Sailor-Scholar. p. 91.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28623. p. 4748. 2 July, 1912.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 757.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 757.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
