Arthur Hugh Lloyd Terry
Arthur Hugh Lloyd Terry, D.S.C., R.N. (22 December, 1890 – 31 March, 1929) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Son of Lt. Colonel W. Terry.
Terry was awarded the Ryder Memorial Prize for 1911 for placing highest in the examination in French at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich and would qualify as an interpreter in the language. He also spoke Spanish well enough to qualify as an acting interpreter.
Terry was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1913.[1]
Terry was appointed in command of the destroyer Ferret in September 1917 and operated with the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla,[2] which she joined in March 1918.
On 24 September, 1918, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Prince, which was joining Ferret in the 20th D.F.'s "Slow Division".[3]
On 27 February, 1919, Terry was appointed to Southampton as an interpreter.[4]
Terry was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1921.
He died "suddenly" at Cap d'Antibs, France.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Herbert M. Denny |
Captain of H.M.S. Stour 18 Jun, 1917[5] |
Succeeded by John E. Haswell |
| Preceded by Robert A. Newton |
Captain of H.M.S. Ferret 28 Sep, 1917[6] |
Succeeded by Desmond N. C. Tufnell |
| Preceded by Delorest J. D. Noble |
Captain of H.M.S. Prince 24 Sep, 1918[7] |
Succeeded by Maxwell A. C. Ritter |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 185.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 885.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 865.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393u.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 885.
