Guy Onslow Lydekker

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Captain (retired) Guy Onslow Lydekker, D.S.C., O.B.E., R.N. (17 November, 1889 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Lydekker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1910.[1]

Lydekker was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 19 on 1 August, 1914.[2]

He was appointed as gunnery officer of the Earl of Peterborough on 30 August, 1915.[3]

Lydekker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 July, 1918.[4]

On 13 March, 1920, he was appointed to Dolphin as gunnery officer on the staff of Rear-Admiral (S).[5]

Lydekker was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1923.[6]

Thanked by the Admiralty following a Court of Enquiry into the foundering of a tug for his skill and resolution in dealing with the situation.[7]

Lydekker was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 27 January, 1936.[8]

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Ralph M. Hall
Captain of H.M. T.B. 19
1 Aug, 1914[9] – 20 Jan, 1915
Succeeded by
Thomas C. C. Bolster
Preceded by
Charles G. Stuart
Captain of H.M.S. Snapdragon
11 Jan, 1929[10] – 3 Jan, 1931
Succeeded by
Alfred W. J. Finlayson
Preceded by
James R. C. Cavendish
Captain of H.M.S. Ceres
10 Jul, 1931[11] – 12 May, 1932[12]
Succeeded by
George A. Scott
Preceded by
The Hon. George Fraser
Captain of H.M.S. Calypso
12 May, 1932[13][14] – 7 Jun, 1933[15]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey Nicholson
Preceded by
Andrew Johnstone
Assistant King's Harbour Master, Portland
12 Jun, 1933[16] – 3 Jun, 1935[17]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Colpoys C. Walcott
Naval Officer in Charge, Haifa
19 Aug, 1939[18] – 25 Jun, 1940[19]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 133.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401.
  3. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393h.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 118.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 760.
  6. Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/94. f. 84.
  7. Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.
  8. Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401.
  10. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 270.
  11. Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.
  12. Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.
  13. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 219.
  14. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Saturday, May 14, 1932, Issue 46133, p.12.
  15. Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.
  16. Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.
  17. Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.
  18. Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.
  19. Lydekker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/226. f. 584.