Byron Plantagenet Cary
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] On 1 May, 1909, he was appointed to Mercury for instruction in submarines. On 10 September, 1909 Cary was appointed in command of C 30.[2]
Cary was next appointed in command of the submarine A 11 on 7 December, 1911. He was appointed in command of the submarine C 10 on 1 June, 1914 when his second successive appointment in A 11 ended.[3]
Cary served in command of H 10 from August, 1915 until July of 1916 when he was appointed in command of the new G 9. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1916.[4]
Cary died when G 9 was rammed and sunk by Pasley in error on 16 September, 1917.[5] He was posthumously awarded a D.S.O. for arduous service in command of submarines, gazetted 2 November, 1917. His Badge and Warrant for the award were forwarded to his father, the Right Honorable (Twelfth) Viscount Falkland on 11 January, 1918.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George P. Thomson |
Captain of H.M.S. A 11 7 Dec, 1911[7] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Byron P. Cary |
| Preceded by The Hon. Byron P. Cary |
Captain of H.M.S. A 11 26 Sep, 1912[8] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Byron P. Cary |
| Preceded by The Hon. Byron P. Cary |
Captain of H.M.S. A 11 4 Mar, 1913[9] |
Succeeded by Ernest G. Ebblewhite |
| Preceded by George C. Street |
Captain of H.M.S. C 10 1 Jun, 1914[10] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. G 9 ? – 16 Sep, 1917[11] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 14.
- ↑ Cary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/270. f. 311.
- ↑ Cary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/270. f. 311.
- ↑ 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.
