Difference between revisions of "Cecil Wakeford May"

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Commander Cecil Wakeford May, (9 June, 1899 – 27 February, 1942) served in the Royal Navy.

May was killed when the destroyer Electra was sunk under his command at the Battle of Java Sea.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Thomas L. Alkin	Captain of H.M.S. Skate 18 Dec, 1930^[1]	Succeeded by Humphrey G. Scott
Preceded by James G. W. Deneys	Captain of H.M.S. Vidette 15 Dec, 1933^[2]	Succeeded by Gerald B. Roope
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Foresight 17 May, 1935^[3]	Succeeded by Geoffrey H. Birley
Preceded by Stuart A. Buss	Captain of H.M.S. Electra 28 Jan, 1941 – 27 Feb, 1942	Succeeded by Vessel Lost

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 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Louis Alkin|Thomas L. Alkin]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Skate (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Skate'']]'''<br>18 Dec, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 270}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Humphrey Gilbert Scott|Humphrey G. Scott]]'''}}
 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Godfrey Wood Deneys|James G. W. Deneys]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vidette (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vidette'']]'''<br>15 Dec, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 288}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Broadmead Roope|Gerald B. Roope]]'''}}
-{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Foresight (1934)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Foresight'']]'''<br>17 May, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 240}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Herbert Huntley|John H. Huntley]]'''}}
+{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Foresight (1934)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Foresight'']]'''<br>17 May, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 240}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Harter Birley|Geoffrey H. Birley]]'''}}
 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Stuart Austen Buss|Stuart A. Buss]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Electra (1934)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Electra'']]'''<br>28 Jan, 1941 &ndash; 27 Feb, 1942|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}}
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