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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
Marston was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1893.
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Marston gained five months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in December, 1886.
  
Marston was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1905.
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Marston was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1893.  He passed in pilotage for first-class ships in while appointed to {{UK-Magicienne}} in March, 1897 and was re-appointed to the ship as navigator.  In June, he moved to {{UK-1Phaeton}} as navigator, spending three and a half years with her.
  
Marston was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 August, 1921.
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Marston was appointed to {{UK-Russell}} as first and navigating officer on 7 April, 1904.  Promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1905, he was re-appointed in ''Russell'' as navigator.  He left the ship some time shortly before being appointed to the [[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Hydrographic Department]], where he would eventually become Naval Assistant to the Hydrographer of the Navy in early 1908.
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Marston's first ship command was of the new {{UK-1Blanche|f=cp}}, appointed 10 November, 1910.  Despite his undoubted skills at navigation, he was subjected to a Court Martial on 24 November 1911 for hazarding her.  It was determined that he had done so through an error in judgment not amounting to an offence under the Naval Discipline act, and so he was acquitted.  The Admiralty disagreed with the finding on a technical level, and would have preferred it if the hazarding had been determined to have been partly due to an error in judgment.
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Marston worked with the Director of Navigation, from September 1913 to August, 1916.  He spent the majority of the rest of the war in command of A.M.Cs {{UK-Mantua}} and {{UK-Arlanza}} before being appointed to the [[Operations Division (Royal Navy)|Operations Division]].
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Work at O.D. ended in February, 1921 and Marston was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 August, 1921 after six months of unpaid time.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 16:59, 16 March 2018

Captain (retired) Guy Montagu Marston, R.N. (17 December, 1871 – 3 May, 1928) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Marston gained five months' time on passing out of Britannia in December, 1886.

Marston was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1893. He passed in pilotage for first-class ships in while appointed to Magicienne in March, 1897 and was re-appointed to the ship as navigator. In June, he moved to Phaeton as navigator, spending three and a half years with her.

Marston was appointed to Russell as first and navigating officer on 7 April, 1904. Promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1905, he was re-appointed in Russell as navigator. He left the ship some time shortly before being appointed to the Hydrographic Department, where he would eventually become Naval Assistant to the Hydrographer of the Navy in early 1908.

Marston's first ship command was of the new Boadicea Class scout cruiser H.M.S. Blanche, appointed 10 November, 1910. Despite his undoubted skills at navigation, he was subjected to a Court Martial on 24 November 1911 for hazarding her. It was determined that he had done so through an error in judgment not amounting to an offence under the Naval Discipline act, and so he was acquitted. The Admiralty disagreed with the finding on a technical level, and would have preferred it if the hazarding had been determined to have been partly due to an error in judgment.

Marston worked with the Director of Navigation, from September 1913 to August, 1916. He spent the majority of the rest of the war in command of A.M.Cs Mantua and Arlanza before being appointed to the Operations Division.

Work at O.D. ended in February, 1921 and Marston was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 1 August, 1921 after six months of unpaid time.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Lewis F. Blackburn
Naval Assistant to the Hydrographer of the Navy
2 Jan, 1908 – 10 Nov, 1910
Succeeded by
Vivian R. Brandon
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Blanche
10 Nov, 1910[1] – 1 May, 1912
Succeeded by
Wilfred Henderson
Preceded by
Colin Mackenzie
Captain of H.M.S. Juno
21 Aug, 1912 – 19 Sep, 1912
Succeeded by
Arthur H. C. C. Home
Preceded by
Charles Tibbits
Captain of H.M.S. Mantua
12 Aug, 1916 – 10 Oct, 1916
Succeeded by
Thomas W. Bennett
Preceded by
David T. Norris
Captain of H.M.S. Arlanza
10 Oct, 1916[2] – Apr, 1918
Succeeded by
Christopher P. Metcalfe

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 285.
  2. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 400y.