Ernest James Cuddy
Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Ernest James Cuddy, R.N. (16 May, 1887 – 5 December, 1917) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Southsea, the son of Captain James Cuddy (perhaps E. J. Cuddy) of the Royal Navy.[1]
Cuddy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1909.[2]
Having recently been considered for command of T.B. 30, Cuddy was retired as unfit, owing to neurasthenia, on 14 January, 1914. On 24 August, 1914, he was activated to join the Royal Naval Division, a turn of events I'd think unhelpful to someone suffering from nervous ailments. Cuddy was perhaps interned in Holland, but was granted a leave to England at some point.[3]
Cuddy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (retired) on 30 June, 1917. He committed suicide with a gun in mid-December of the year. He had been employed at the British Consulate in Rotterdam at the time.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Cuddy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/48. f. 50.
- ↑ Cuddy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/48. f. 50.
- ↑ Cuddy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/48. f. 50.
- ↑ Cuddy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/48. f. 50.
