Ernest James Cuddy
Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Ernest James Cuddy, R.N. (16 May, 1887 – 5 December, 1917) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Southsea, the son of Captain James Cuddy (perhaps E. J. Cuddy) of the Royal Navy.[1]
Cuddy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1909.[2]
Cuddy was retired as unfit, owing to neurasthenia, on 14 January, 1914. On 24 August, 1914, he was activated to join the Royal Naval Division, a turn of events I'd think unhelpful to someone suffering from nervous ailments. Cuddy was perhaps interned in Holland, but was granted a leave to England at some point.[3]
Cuddy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (retired) on 30 June, 1917. He committed suicide with a gun in mid-December of the year. He had been employed at the British Consulate in Rotterdam at the time.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Cuddy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/48. f. 50.
- ↑ Cuddy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/48. f. 50.
- ↑ Cuddy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/48. f. 50.
- ↑ Cuddy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/48. f. 50.
