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{{RearRN}} '''Guy Langton Warren''', C.B. (13 February, 1888 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
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Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Warren gained one and a half months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in May of 1904.
  
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In 1906, he lost three months' time for "ragging".  In February of 1908 he was in Haslar Hospital for a knee injury, and there was some confusion as his papers were signed by someone not found on the Medical Register.  On 23 March 1908 he was found fit and sent to rejoin {{UK-Excellent|f=p}}.
  
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Warren was appointed in command of the {{UK-Nugent|f=t}} on 13 June, 1917.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 854}}
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Warren was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1918.<ref>Warren Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/232.|D7604987}} f. 245.</ref>
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==Post-War==
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On 3 September 1919, {{UK-Verulam}} was mined and lost.  A Court of Enquiry found that blame attached to Warren in the loss.
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Warren was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1924.<ref>Warren Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/232.|D7604987}} f. 245.</ref>
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Warren was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1931.<ref>Warren Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/232.|D7604987}} f. 245.</ref>
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Two charges against Warren in a 1934 Court of Enquiry into the stranding of {{UK-Pangbourn}} were proved, and he was sentenced to be severely reprimanded.
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Warren received a poor report on {{UK-Galatea}} in 1936, for which blame was specifically attached to him.<ref>Warren Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/232.|D7604987}} f. 245.</ref>
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==World War II==
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Warren worked with assault ships in command of ''Quebec II'' during the war, and participated in the Dieppe Raid and in helping shape the success of other amphibious operations in Europe.
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Warren was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 8 July, 1941 and placed on the Retired List the next day.<ref>Warren Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/232.|D7604987}} f. 245.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 13:59, 29 April 2017

Rear-Admiral Guy Langton Warren, C.B. (13 February, 1888 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Warren gained one and a half months' time on passing out of Britannia in May of 1904.

In 1906, he lost three months' time for "ragging". In February of 1908 he was in Haslar Hospital for a knee injury, and there was some confusion as his papers were signed by someone not found on the Medical Register. On 23 March 1908 he was found fit and sent to rejoin H.M.S. Excellent.

Warren was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1910.[1]

Warren was appointed in command of the destroyer Nugent on 13 June, 1917.[2]

Warren was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1918.[3]

Post-War

On 3 September 1919, Verulam was mined and lost. A Court of Enquiry found that blame attached to Warren in the loss.

Warren was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1924.[4]

Warren was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1931.[5]

Two charges against Warren in a 1934 Court of Enquiry into the stranding of Template:UK-Pangbourn were proved, and he was sentenced to be severely reprimanded.

Warren received a poor report on Galatea in 1936, for which blame was specifically attached to him.[6]

World War II

Warren worked with assault ships in command of Quebec II during the war, and participated in the Dieppe Raid and in helping shape the success of other amphibious operations in Europe.

Warren was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1941 and placed on the Retired List the next day.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Walter O. H. Lambert 		Captain of H.M.S. Racehorse
24 Mar, 1915[8] – 4 Oct, 1916[9][10] 		Succeeded by
Harry Welch
Preceded by
Henry G. L. Oliphant 		Captain of H.M.S. Amazon
19 Sep, 1916[11] 		Succeeded by
Adam Ferguson
Preceded by
Ernest L. Cardale 		Captain of H.M.S. Nugent
13 Jun, 1917[12] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Ralph W. Wilkinson 		Captain of H.M.S. Verulam
15 Apr, 1919[13] – 4 Sep, 1919[14] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
John H. Edelsten 		Captain of H.M.S. Galatea
Jul, 1935[15] – Jun, 1938[16] 		Succeeded by
Edward G. H. Bellars
Preceded by
Irving M. Palmer 		Captain of H.M.S. Berwick
Jun, 1940[17] – May, 1941[18] 		Succeeded by
George H. Faulkner

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 854.
  3. ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  4. ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  5. ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  6. ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  7. ↑ Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 397g.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 397g.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397g.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392b.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 854.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 927.
  14. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 152.
  15. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  17. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  18. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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