Alexander Lowndes
Captain Alexander Lowndes, C.B., Royal Navy (26 March, 1874 – 20 March, 1921) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Lowndes was promoted to Captain on 30 June, 1913.
he was appointed in command of the battleship Hibernia on 29 August, 1913.[1]
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Antrim on 23 July, 1915.[2]
Lowndes served as captain of Leviathan from August 1916[3] until being appointed to command the battleship Hercules on 12 February, 1918.[4]
Post-War
Browning went to the Admiralty as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel, and Lowndes was appointed his Naval Assistant on 30 March, 1919.[5]
He was appointed Chief of Staff to Browning, now Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, on 30 September, 1920.[6]
Lowndes died on 20 March, 1921, in the Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth, following an operation for carcinoma of the rectum.[7]
Bibliography
- "Captain A. Lowndes, C.B., R.N." (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 23 March, 1921. Issue 42676, col E, p. 13.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ernest K. Loring |
Captain of H.M.S. Hibernia 29 Aug, 1913[8] |
Succeeded by Vernon H. S. Haggard |
| Preceded by Vincent B. Molteno |
Captain of H.M.S. Antrim 23 Jul, 1915[9] |
Succeeded by Victor G. Gurner |
| Preceded by Marcus R. Hill |
Captain of H.M.S. Leviathan 9 Aug, 1916[10] |
Succeeded by Francis M. Austin |
| Preceded by Henry W. Parker |
Captain of H.M.S. Hercules 12 Feb, 1918[11] |
Succeeded by James T. Bush |
| Preceded by Hubert G. Brand as Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord |
Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel 30 Mar, 1919[12] |
Succeeded by Arthur J. Davies |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 330.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 392c.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 812.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 1812.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 790.
- ↑ ADM 196/43. f. 470.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 330.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 812.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 1812.
