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[[Lieutenant (Royal Navy)|Lieutenant]] '''Gordon Evelyn Eliott Gray''', Royal Navy (19 December, 1887 – 1 November, 1914) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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[[Lieutenant (Royal Navy)|Lieutenant]] '''Gordon Evelyn Elliott Gray''', Royal Navy (19 December, 1887 – 1 November, 1914) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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One of his Service Records has his name as "Eliott", but the other has two ells and a checkmark above which I infer means that this was confirmed to be correct.
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
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Gray was the youngest son of Lieutenant-Colonel M. A. Gray of Bedford.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 21 November, 1914.  Issue '''40703''', col B, p. 1.</ref>  He was among those killed at the [[Battle of Coronel]] on 1 November, 1914, while serving in [[H.M.S. Good Hope (1901)|H.M.S. ''Good Hope'']].
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Born in India, Gray was the youngest son of Lieutenant-Colonel M. A. Gray of Bedford.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 21 November, 1914.  Issue '''40703''', col B, p. 1.</ref><ref>Gray Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/146.|}} f. 149.</ref>
  
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==Service Record==
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His early career placed him in the armoured cruisers {{UK-Hogue}}, {{UK-1Suffolk}}, {{UK-1Kent}} and {{UK-Roxburgh}} before he was appointed to {{UK-Leviathan}} on 7 February, 1906.<ref>Gray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/146.|}} f. 149.</ref>
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Gray was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 July, 1907.<ref>Gray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/146.|}} f. 149.</ref>
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In February, 1909 he received his first submarine appointment, to {{UK-C5}}.  He remained in her until being appointed in command of the diminutive {{UK-A4}} in January, 1911.  Later in the year, he would take command of the larger {{UK-C10}}, where he would remain until August 1912. In July 1912, however, he beached the boat at Harwich and the Admiralty held him entirely to blame for the mishap.  Around the same time, he was also held to blame when she also collided with {{UK-C8}}.<ref>Gray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/146.|}} f. 149.</ref>
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Gray was appointed to the {{UK-GoodHope|f=tp}} as assistant navigator in August, 1914.  He was among those killed when the ship was lost at the [[Battle of Coronel]] on 1 November, 1914.<ref>Gray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/146.|}} f. 149.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 10:32, 19 May 2022

Lieutenant Gordon Evelyn Elliott Gray, Royal Navy (19 December, 1887 – 1 November, 1914) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

One of his Service Records has his name as "Eliott", but the other has two ells and a checkmark above which I infer means that this was confirmed to be correct.

Life & Career

Born in India, Gray was the youngest son of Lieutenant-Colonel M. A. Gray of Bedford.[1][2]

His early career placed him in the armoured cruisers Hogue, Suffolk, Kent and Roxburgh before he was appointed to Leviathan on 7 February, 1906.[3]

Gray was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1907.[4]

In February, 1909 he received his first submarine appointment, to C 5. He remained in her until being appointed in command of the diminutive A 4 in January, 1911. Later in the year, he would take command of the larger C 10, where he would remain until August 1912. In July 1912, however, he beached the boat at Harwich and the Admiralty held him entirely to blame for the mishap. Around the same time, he was also held to blame when she also collided with C 8.[5]

Gray was appointed to the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Good Hope as assistant navigator in August, 1914. He was among those killed when the ship was lost at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November, 1914.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Ernald G. H. Master 		Captain of H.M.S. A 4
11 Jan, 1911[7][8] – 25 Jul, 1911[9] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey S. White
Preceded by
Samuel M. G. Gravener 		Captain of H.M.S. C 10
25 Jul, 1911[10][11] – 15 Aug, 1912[12] 		Succeeded by
George C. Street
 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Saturday, 21 November, 1914. Issue 40703, col B, p. 1.
  2. ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/146. f. 149.
  3. ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/146. f. 149.
  4. ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/146. f. 149.
  5. ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/146. f. 149.
  6. ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/146. f. 149.
  7. ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 344.
  8. ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/146. f. 149.
  9. ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/146. f. 149.
  10. ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/146. f. 149.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 385.
  12. ↑ Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/146. f. 149.

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