Henry Gerald Elliot Lane

Rear-Admiral (retired) Henry Gerald Elliot Lane, C.B.E., R.N. (27 March, 1875 – 26 January, 1946) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Lane was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 22 June, 1897.

Lane was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1908.

Lane was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1915.

In July 1916, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carysfort.

He was appointed command of the light cruiser Ceres in April, 1918.^[1]

Retired at own request on 14 July 1922.

Lane was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1926.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Recruit 16 Jul, 1901^[2]	Succeeded by Cecil E. Rooke
Preceded by Geoffrey T. Bowles	Captain of H.M.S. Havock late Jul, 1901	Succeeded by Harry C. J. R. West
Preceded by Barry E. Domvile	Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort 20 Jul, 1916^[3] – Apr, 1918	Succeeded by Aubrey Lambert
Preceded by Herbert Meade	Captain of H.M.S. Ceres Apr, 1918^[4] – Jul, 1919	Succeeded by Harold O. Reinold

↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 755.
↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392f.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 755.