John Meynell Alleyne, Fourth Baronet
Captain SIR John Meynell Alleyne, Fourth Baronet, D.S.O., D.S.C., Royal Navy (11 August, 1889 – 17 December, 1983) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
He was promoted to Lieutenant on 15 July, 1910.[1]
Served on H.M.S. Lord Clive, for which he was awarded the D.S.C.
Who was Who
ALLEYNE, Captain Sir John (Meynell) 4th Bt cr 1769; DSO 1918; DSC; RN retired
Born 11 Aug. 1889; s of Reynold Alleyne, e s of 3rd Bt and Susanna, d of late John Meynell of Meynell Langley, Derbyshire; m 1920, Alice Violet, d of late James Campbell, and Mrs Campbell, 12 Cornwall Gardens, SW; one s two d ; died 17 Dec. 1983
SUCCESSION S grandfather, 1912
CAREER Served World War I; was navigator of Vindictive when sunk to block Ostend Harbour, May 1918 (severely wounded); retired list, 1936. Served World War II
HEIR s Rev. John Olpherts Campbell Alleyne [b 18 Jan. 1928; m 1968, Honor Irwin; one s one d]
CLUB Naval and Military
ADDRESS Greenacres, Seamans Lane, Minstead, Lyndhurst, Hants Southampton 813235
Bibliography
- "Capt Sir John Alleyne" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 19 December, 1983. Issue 61716, col G, pg. 14.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/52.
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 2.