Difference between revisions of "Hugh Vaughan Lavington"
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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | Born in Bristol. | + | Born at Barton Regis, in Bristol.<ref>Lavington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/173.|}} f. 174.</ref> |
| − | + | Lavington qualified in navigation on 2 December, 1910.<ref>Lavington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/173.|}} f. 174.</ref> | |
| − | Lavington was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1909. He was appointed to the destroyer {{UK-1Acheron}} as navigator on 24 October, 1911.{{NLMar13|p. 271}} On 4 March 1913 he was appointed to the {{UK-1Pegasus|f=t}}. He survived her loss on 20 September 1914 to the German {{DE-1Konigsberg|f=t}} at Zanzibar. | + | Lavington was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1909. He was appointed to the destroyer {{UK-1Acheron}} as navigator on 24 October, 1911.{{NLMar13|p. 271}} On 4 March 1913 he was appointed to the {{UK-1Pegasus|f=t}}. He survived her loss on 20 September 1914 to the German {{DE-1Konigsberg|f=t}} at Zanzibar.<ref>Lavington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/173.|}} f. 174.</ref> |
| − | He later served as navigator in the {{UK-Dartmouth|f=t}} (until mid-1915) and then in the {{UK-Carnarvon|f=t}}. | + | He later served as navigator in the {{UK-Dartmouth|f=t}} (until mid-1915) and then in the {{UK-Carnarvon|f=t}}.<ref>Lavington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/173.|}} f. 174.</ref> |
| − | Lavington was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1917. | + | Lavington was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Lavington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/173.|}} f. 174.</ref> |
| − | Lavington was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 8 September, 1922 and promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 2 June, 1927. | + | Lavington was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 8 September, 1922 and promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 2 June, 1927.<ref>Lavington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/173.|}} f. 174.</ref> |
==World War II== | ==World War II== | ||
| − | Lavington was exempted from call-up, as he was General Manager of Trinidad Petroleum Development. | + | Lavington was exempted from call-up, as he was General Manager of Trinidad Petroleum Development.<ref>Lavington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/173.|}} f. 174.</ref> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:42, 16 May 2023
Commander (retired) Hugh Vaughan Lavington, R.N. (2 June, 1887 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born at Barton Regis, in Bristol.[1]
Lavington qualified in navigation on 2 December, 1910.[2]
Lavington was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1909. He was appointed to the destroyer Acheron as navigator on 24 October, 1911.[3] On 4 March 1913 he was appointed to the third class protected cruiser Pegasus. He survived her loss on 20 September 1914 to the German light cruiser Königsberg at Zanzibar.[4]
He later served as navigator in the light cruiser Dartmouth (until mid-1915) and then in the armoured cruiser Carnarvon.[5]
Lavington was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1917.[6]
Lavington was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 8 September, 1922 and promoted to the rank of Commander on 2 June, 1927.[7]
World War II
Lavington was exempted from call-up, as he was General Manager of Trinidad Petroleum Development.[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Lavington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 174.
- ↑ Lavington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 174.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 271.
- ↑ Lavington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 174.
- ↑ Lavington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 174.
- ↑ Lavington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 174.
- ↑ Lavington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 174.
- ↑ Lavington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 174.
