Guy Plantagenet Bigg-Wither
Captain Guy Plantagenet Bigg-Wither, Royal Navy (1 June, 1878 – 2 June, 1950) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
He was to be one of Herbert Richmond's sources of "information and encouragement within the Naval Staff" in the Training and Staff Duties Division.[1]
Life & Career
Bigg-Wither was born in Red Hill, Surrey and was raised by his mother.[2]
Bigg-Wither was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1900.[3] He married Gladys S. d'Asparato on 11 November, 1904.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1912.[5]
He was the Navigating Officer of H.M.S. Benbow at the Battle of Jutland.
On 28 July, 1917, he married for a second time, to Winifred Helen Campbell.[6]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1917.[7]
Post-War
In August 1920, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Dartmouth.[8] On 14 August, 1921, he was placed in charge of H.M.S. Caradoc, remaining in command for about one year.[9]
Bigg-Wither was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 September, 1922.[10]
He succumbed to leukemia on 2 June, 1950.[11]
See Also
Bibliography
- Hunt, Barry D. (1982). Sailor-Scholar: Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond 1871-1946. Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 0-88920-104-8.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Deputy Director of Training and Staff Duties 15 Jan, 1919 – 1 Feb, 1919 |
Succeeded by Edward A. Astley-Rushton |
| Preceded by Herbert W. W. Hope |
Captain of H.M.S. Dartmouth 3 Aug, 1920[12][13] – 14 Aug, 1921[14] |
Succeeded by Hugh D. Marryat |
| Preceded by Ragnar M. Colvin |
Captain of H.M.S. Caradoc 14 Aug, 1921[15] – Aug, 1922[16] |
Succeeded by Reginald St. P. Parry |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hunt. Sailor-Scholar. p. 91.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28623. p. 4748. 2 July, 1912.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 757.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 757.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 197.
- ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 197.
