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− | '''Roy Bacchus''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Roy Bacchus''' (24 April, 1883 – 23 June, 1951) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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− | + | In February, 1905, he was unfit at Plymouth Hospital, owing to lingering effects of an old appendectomy. He was found fit on 16 May and was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>Bacchus Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/59.|D7603963}} f. 462.</ref> | |
− | Bacchus was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Bacchus was appointed in command of the {{UK-Bat|f=t}} on 20 February, 1912.{{NLJul13|p. 282}} |
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+ | Bacchus was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1913.<ref>Bacchus Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/59.|D7603963}} f. 462.</ref> | ||
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+ | Bacchus was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cygnet|f=t}} on 16 December, 1913, but either Captain Johnson or Admiral de Robeck suggested he should go in a big ship that same month.<ref>Bacchus Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/59.|D7603963}} f. 462.</ref> | ||
− | + | He was appointed in command of the destroyer [[H.M.S. Nautilus (1910)|''Grampus'']] (formerly the ''Nautilus'') in June, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 325}} | |
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− | Bacchus was appointed in command of the {{UK- | + | Bacchus was awarded a D.S.O. for his services during the landings at Gallipoli on 25/26 April, 1915 as he carried out minesweeping operations while under heavy fire. It was invested upon him by the King at Buckingham Palace on 27 May, 1916.<ref>Bacchus Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/59.|D7603963}} f. 462.</ref> |
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+ | Bacchus left ''Grampus'' when he was appointed to command the new {{UK-Napier}} on 6 January, 1916.<ref>Bacchus Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/59.|D7603963}} f. 462.</ref> | ||
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+ | Bacchus was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1917. He was superseded in command of {{UK-Napier}} on 29 January, 1918 and shortly thereafter appointed to ''Satellite'' for navigation duties and for duty with the Senior Naval Officer, Tyne.<ref>Bacchus Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/59.|D7603963}} f. 462.</ref> | ||
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+ | ==Post-War== | ||
+ | Bacchus was appointed in command of the {{UK-Sceptre|f=t}} on 4 November, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 861}} | ||
− | Bacchus was | + | Bacchus was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 21 June, 1922. On 3 February, 1925 he was appointed District Officer, H.M. Coast Guard, Newcastle. On 1 January, 1926 he was promoted to Inspector, C.G., and appointed to Tynemouth.<ref>Bacchus Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/59.|D7603963}} f. 462.</ref> |
− | + | Bacchus was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on the Retired List on his forty-fifth birthday on 24 April, 1928.<ref>Bacchus Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/59.|D7603963}} f. 462.</ref> | |
− | + | ==World War II== | |
+ | In 1938 Bacchus started working with the Coast Guard's Coast Watching Organisation and was not available for naval service during the conflict.<ref>Bacchus Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/59.|D7603963}} f. 462.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 22:22, 27 December 2016
Captain (retired) Roy Bacchus (24 April, 1883 – 23 June, 1951) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
In February, 1905, he was unfit at Plymouth Hospital, owing to lingering effects of an old appendectomy. He was found fit on 16 May and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1905.[1]
Bacchus was appointed in command of the destroyer Bat on 20 February, 1912.[2]
Bacchus was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1913.[3]
Bacchus was appointed in command of the destroyer Cygnet on 16 December, 1913, but either Captain Johnson or Admiral de Robeck suggested he should go in a big ship that same month.[4]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Grampus (formerly the Nautilus) in June, 1914.[5]
Bacchus was awarded a D.S.O. for his services during the landings at Gallipoli on 25/26 April, 1915 as he carried out minesweeping operations while under heavy fire. It was invested upon him by the King at Buckingham Palace on 27 May, 1916.[6]
Bacchus left Grampus when he was appointed to command the new Napier on 6 January, 1916.[7]
Bacchus was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917. He was superseded in command of Napier on 29 January, 1918 and shortly thereafter appointed to Satellite for navigation duties and for duty with the Senior Naval Officer, Tyne.[8]
Post-War
Bacchus was appointed in command of the submarine Sceptre on 4 November, 1919.[9]
Bacchus was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 21 June, 1922. On 3 February, 1925 he was appointed District Officer, H.M. Coast Guard, Newcastle. On 1 January, 1926 he was promoted to Inspector, C.G., and appointed to Tynemouth.[10]
Bacchus was promoted to the rank of Captain on the Retired List on his forty-fifth birthday on 24 April, 1928.[11]
World War II
In 1938 Bacchus started working with the Coast Guard's Coast Watching Organisation and was not available for naval service during the conflict.[12]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by William J. Whitworth |
Captain of H.M.S. Bat 20 Feb, 1912[13] |
Succeeded by Desmond Maxwell |
Preceded by Claude L. Bate |
Captain of H.M.S. Cygnet 16 Dec, 1913[14] |
Succeeded by Orrell Bake |
Preceded by Claud F. Allsup as Captain of H.M.S. Nautilus |
Captain of H.M.S. Grampus Jun, 1914[15] |
Succeeded by Richard M. Welby |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Napier 6 Jan, 1916[16] |
Succeeded by Douglas Garvey |
Preceded by Ralph W. Wilkinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Sceptre 4 Nov, 1919[17] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Bacchus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/59. f. 462.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 282.
- ↑ Bacchus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/59. f. 462.
- ↑ Bacchus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/59. f. 462.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 325.
- ↑ Bacchus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/59. f. 462.
- ↑ Bacchus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/59. f. 462.
- ↑ Bacchus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/59. f. 462.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 861.
- ↑ Bacchus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/59. f. 462.
- ↑ Bacchus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/59. f. 462.
- ↑ Bacchus Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/59. f. 462.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 282.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 300a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 394l.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395v.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 861.
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