Henry Gerald Elliot Lane

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Rear-Admiral (retired) Henry Gerald Elliot Lane, C.B.E., R.N. (27 March, 1875 – 26 January, 1946) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Lane was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 22 June, 1897.

Lane was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1908.

Lane was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1915.

In July 1916, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carysfort.

He was appointed command of the light cruiser Ceres in April, 1918.[1]

Post-War

Retired at own request on 14 July 1922.

Lane was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1926.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Recruit
16 Jul, 1901[2]
Succeeded by
Cecil E. Rooke
Preceded by
Geoffrey T. Bowles
Captain of H.M.S. Havock
late Jul, 1901
Succeeded by
Harry C. J. R. West
Preceded by
Barry E. Domvile
Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort
20 Jul, 1916[3] – Apr, 1918
Succeeded by
Aubrey Lambert
Preceded by
Herbert Meade
Captain of H.M.S. Ceres
Apr, 1918[4] – Jul, 1919
Succeeded by
Harold O. Reinold

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 755.
  2. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
  3. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392f.
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 755.