Basil John Douglas Guy

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Commander Basil John Douglas Guy, V.C., D.S.O., R.N. (9 May, 1882 – 29 December, 1956) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Douglas Sherwood Guy, vicar of Christ Church, Harrogate.

Guy was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery under fire in mid-July 1900 during landing force operations in the Boxer Rebellion.

Guy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1903.

Guy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1911.[1]

Guy was appointed to the scout cruiser Blanche as executive officer on 23 January, 1913.[2] He would serve in this capacity until 8 September 1915 when he was made first officer in the first class protected cruiser Crescent. In mid-November 1915 he commenced this naval career as Q-Ship captain.

Guy was in command of the Q-ship Werribee when she was damaged in an encounter with U 38 off Crete on 9 February, 1916.[3] This same ship would also go by the names Thornhill and Wonganella.

On 13 July 1916, Guy was appointed in command of the converted auxiliary Osmanieh in the Mediterranean. This may have proven brief, as he also was in command of the special service vessel Wonganella around this time, ending on 5 July, 1917.

Guy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918.

On 10 January, 1919, Guy was appointed as Commander (m) on staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Nore.

Guy was placed on the Retired List 1 January, 1923.

World War II

Guy served as the Consular Shipping Adviser, St. Vincent from August, 1939.

In 1941, he became Naval Chief Staff Officer, London.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William H. Darwall
Captain of H.M.S. Handy
1908 – 26 Feb, 1909
Succeeded by
John Kiddle
Preceded by
John Kiddle
Captain of H.M.S. Otter
26 Feb, 1909[4] – Jan, 1910
Succeeded by
Ernest Stevenson
Preceded by
John Kiddle
Captain of H.M.S. Handy
1 Jan, 1910[5] – 1911
Succeeded by
The Hon. Guy Stopford
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Candytuft
5 Jul, 1917 – 10 Jul, 1917
Succeeded by
Robert B. Lyness
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Ceanothus
24 Jul, 1917 – 11 Dec, 1917[Inference]
Succeeded by
William C. O'G. Cochrane

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 42.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 283.
  3. Keble Chatterton, E. Q-Ships and their Story, pp. 35-38.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 352.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 328.