George Bennett Weston Young
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Captain George Bennett Weston Young, D.S.O., R.N. (16 January, 1873 – 11 August, 1941) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Young was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in December, 1894.[1]
Young was promoted to the rank of Commander in June, 1906.[2]
Young was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Swift on 1 August, 1912.[3]
Great War
Young was promoted to the rank of Captain in December, 1915.[4]
He was awarded the D.S.O. for his conduct in command of the armed merchant cruiser Andes, gazetted in June, 1918.
Post-War
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 16 January, 1924.[5]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by John S. Dumaresq |
Captain of H.M.S. Swift 1 Aug, 1912[6] |
Succeeded by Charles J. Wintour |
Preceded by Herbert MacI. Edwards |
Captain of H.M.S. Ariadne 1 Aug, 1914[7] |
Succeeded by Hugh S. Shipway |
Preceded by Ernest Wigram |
Captain of H.M.S. Empress of Britain 29 Jan, 1915[8] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Charles W. Trousdale |
Captain of H.M.S. Andes 26 May, 1915[9] |
Succeeded by Cyril T. Hewlett-Cooper |
Footnotes
- ↑ Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 352.
- ↑ Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 380.
- ↑ Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 352.
- ↑ Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/320. f. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 380.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401jjj.