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Revision as of 16:18, 29 January 2017
Lieutenant Guy Kemble Twiss, R.N. (4 September, 1888 – 24 June, 1917) served in the Royal Navy and was killed when his destroyer was mined in the English Channel in 1917.
He was the son of Vice-Admiral Guy Ouchterlony Twiss.
Life & Career
Twiss was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1911.
Twiss was appointed in command of the Tribal Class destroyer Tartar on 4 June, 1917 and was killed, along with forty-two other men, when Tartar struck a mine in the Channel. His service record notes his date of death as 17 June, but others seem to indicate 24 June.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Fairfax M. Kerr |
Captain of H.M.S. Fairy 24 Oct, 1915[1] – 15 Feb, 1916[2] |
Succeeded by Harry C. Birnie |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. P32 29 Feb, 1916[3] – 26 May, 1917[4] |
Succeeded by Lawrence W. Newbery-Boschetti |
| Preceded by Robert H. B. Hammond-Chambers |
Captain of H.M.S. Tartar 4 Jun, 1917[5] – 24 Jun, 1917[6] |
Succeeded by Noel L. Veresmith |
Footnotes
- ↑ Twiss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/150. f. 516.
- ↑ Twiss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/150. f. 516.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396ii.
- ↑ Twiss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/150. f. 516.
- ↑ Twiss Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/150. f. 516.
- ↑ His service record indicates 17 June, but several other sources uniformly state 24 June.
