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| − | {{LCommRN}} {{HON}} '''Byron Plantagenet Cary''', Baronet (25 January, 1887 – 16 September, 1917) was a submarine officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{LCommRN}} {{HON}} '''Byron Plantagenet Cary''', D.S.O., Baronet (25 January, 1887 – 16 September, 1917) was a submarine officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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Cary was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1908.{{NLMar13|p. 14}} | Cary was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1908.{{NLMar13|p. 14}} | ||
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-C10|f=t}} on 1 June, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 285}} | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-C10|f=t}} on 1 June, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 285}} | ||
| − | He died when his {{UK-G9}} was rammed and sunk by {{UK-Pasley}} in error on 16 September, 1917.{{KindellROH2|p. 402}} | + | Cary was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1916.<ref>Cary Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/270.|D7604682}} f. 311.</ref> |
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| + | He died when his {{UK-G9}} was rammed and sunk by {{UK-Pasley}} in error on 16 September, 1917.{{KindellROH2|p. 402}} He was posthumously awarded a D.S.O. for arduous service in command of submarines, gazetted 2 November, 1917.<ref>Cary Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/270.|D7604682}} f. 311.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:56, 31 December 2016
Lieutenant-Commander THE HONOURABLE Byron Plantagenet Cary, D.S.O., Baronet (25 January, 1887 – 16 September, 1917) was a submarine officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cary was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1908.[1]
Cary was appointed in command of the submarine A 11 on 26 September, 1912.[2] He was re-appointed in command on 4 March, 1913.[3]
He was appointed in command of the submarine C 10 on 1 June, 1914.[4]
Cary was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1916.[5]
He died when his G 9 was rammed and sunk by Pasley in error on 16 September, 1917.[6] He was posthumously awarded a D.S.O. for arduous service in command of submarines, gazetted 2 November, 1917.[7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George P. Thomson |
Captain of H.M.S. A 11 7 Dec, 1911[8] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Byron P. Cary |
| Preceded by The Hon. Byron P. Cary |
Captain of H.M.S. A 11 26 Sep, 1912[9] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Byron P. Cary |
| Preceded by The Hon. Byron P. Cary |
Captain of H.M.S. A 11 4 Mar, 1913[10] |
Succeeded by Ernest G. Ebblewhite |
| Preceded by George C. Street |
Captain of H.M.S. C 10 1 Jun, 1914[11] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. G 9 ? – 16 Sep, 1917[12] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 14.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 285.
- ↑ Cary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/270. f. 311.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 402.
- ↑ Cary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/270. f. 311.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 285.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 402.
