Difference between revisions of "William Dion Irvin"
(Update appts) |
(Update appts) |
||
Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
{{TabNaval}} | {{TabNaval}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Kenneth Macrorie|Arthur K. Macrorie]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Dragon (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Dragon'']]'''<br>Jun, 1905{{NLMar07|p. 303}} – May, 1907|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Wilfred Nash|John W. Nash]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Kenneth Macrorie|Arthur K. Macrorie]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Dragon (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Dragon'']]'''<br>Jun, 1905{{NLMar07|p. 303}} – May, 1907|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Wilfred Nash|John W. Nash]]'''}} | ||
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Gay | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Gay Copleston|Reginald G. Copleston]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Charger (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Charger'']]'''<br>16 Jul, 1907{{NLJul09|p. 292}} – 1909|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frank Goodrich Terry|Frank G. Terry]]'''}} |
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cyril Percy Ryan|Cyril P. Ryan]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Usk (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Usk'']]'''<br>5 Sep, 1909{{NLApr10|p. 389}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Theodore Evelyn Johnstone Bigg|Theodore E. J. Bigg]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cyril Percy Ryan|Cyril P. Ryan]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Usk (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Usk'']]'''<br>5 Sep, 1909{{NLApr10|p. 389}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Theodore Evelyn Johnstone Bigg|Theodore E. J. Bigg]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Basilisk (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Basilisk'']]'''<br>14 Sep, 1910{{NLApr11|p. 282}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Adrian St. Vincent Keyes|Adrian St. V. Keyes]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Basilisk (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Basilisk'']]'''<br>14 Sep, 1910{{NLApr11|p. 282}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Adrian St. Vincent Keyes|Adrian St. V. Keyes]]'''}} |
Revision as of 20:38, 25 June 2017
Captain (retired) William Dion Irvin, C.B.E., R.N., Retired (8 December, 1870 – 12 September, 1956) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Irvin was appointed in command of the destroyer Usk on 5 September, 1909.[1]
He commanded the destroyer Moon at the Battle of Jutland, operating with the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla.[2]
Irvin was promoted to the rank of Commander on 2 September, 1916. On 19 February, 1918 he was granted the rank of acting Captain.[3]
Irvin was awarded the C.B.E. for his valuable services as Commodore of Convoys, gazetted 27 May, 1919. He was placed on the Retired List on and advanced to the rank of Captain on 12 August, 1919.[4]
World War II
Irvin was summoned. He was placed back on the Retired List on 4 April, 1949 as medically unfit. He died in 1956 of heart ailments and pneumonia.[5]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 389.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ Irvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/243. f. 315.
- ↑ Irvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/243. f. 315.
- ↑ Irvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/243. f. 315.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 303.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 389.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 282.
- ↑ Ship Log at naval-history.net.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 396f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 852.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398n.
- ↑ Irvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/243. f. 315.
- ↑ Irvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/243. f. 315.
- ↑ Irvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/243. f. 315.
- ↑ Irvin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/243. f. 315.