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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Guy Plantagenet Bigg-Wither''', Royal Navy (1 June, 1878 – ?) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Guy Plantagenet Bigg-Wither''', Royal Navy (1 June, 1878 – 2 June, 1950) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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He was to be one of [[Herbert William Richmond|Herbert Richmond]]'s sources of "information and encouragement within the Naval Staff" in the [[Training and Staff Duties Division (Royal Navy)|Training and Staff Duties Division]].<ref>Hunt.  ''Sailor-Scholar''.  p. 91.</ref>
  
 
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He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1900.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27211/pages/4433 no. 27211. p. 4433.]  17 July, 1900.</ref>
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Bigg-Wither was born in Red Hill, Surrey and was raised by his mother.<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</ref>
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1912.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28623/pages/4748 no. 28623.  p. 4748.]  2 July, 1912.</ref>
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Bigg-Wither was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1900.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27211/pages/4433 no. 27211.  p. 4433.]  17 July, 1900.</ref>  He married Gladys S. d'Asparato on 11 November, 1904.<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</ref>
  
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Bigg-Wither was one of [[Herbert William Richmond|Herbert Richmond]]'s sources of "information and encouragement within the Naval Staff" in the [[Training and Staff Duties Division (Royal Navy)|Training and Staff Duties Division]].<ref>Hunt.  ''Sailor-Scholar''.  p. 91.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1912.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28623/pages/4748 no. 28623.  p. 4748.]  2 July, 1912.</ref>
  
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On 28 July, 1917, he married for a second time, to Winifred Helen Campbell.<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</ref>
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In August 1920, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Dartmouth|f=t}}.{{NLDec20|p. 757}}  On 14 August, 1921, he was placed in charge of {{UK-Caradoc|f=p}}, remaining in command for about one year.<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</ref>
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Bigg-Wither was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 September, 1922.<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</ref>
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He succumbed to leukemia on 2 June, 1950.<ref>Bigg-Wither Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 446.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 15:44, 31 August 2017

Captain Guy Plantagenet Bigg-Wither, Royal Navy (1 June, 1878 – 2 June, 1950) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

He was to be one of Herbert Richmond's sources of "information and encouragement within the Naval Staff" in the Training and Staff Duties Division.[1]

Life & Career

Bigg-Wither was born in Red Hill, Surrey and was raised by his mother.[2]

Bigg-Wither was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1900.[3] He married Gladys S. d'Asparato on 11 November, 1904.[4]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1912.[5]

On 28 July, 1917, he married for a second time, to Winifred Helen Campbell.[6]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1917.[7]

Post-War

In August 1920, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Dartmouth.[8] On 14 August, 1921, he was placed in charge of H.M.S. Caradoc, remaining in command for about one year.[9]

Bigg-Wither was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 September, 1922.[10]

He succumbed to leukemia on 2 June, 1950.[11]

Bibliography

  • Hunt, Barry D. (1982). Sailor-Scholar: Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond 1871-1946. Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 0-88920-104-8.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Deputy Director of Training and Staff Duties
15 Jan, 1919 – 1 Feb, 1919 		Succeeded by
Edward A. Astley-Rushton
Preceded by
Herbert W. W. Hope 		Captain of H.M.S. Dartmouth
3 Aug, 1920[12][13] – 14 Aug, 1921[14] 		Succeeded by
Hugh D. Marryat
Preceded by
Ragnar M. Colvin 		Captain of H.M.S. Caradoc
14 Aug, 1921[15] – Aug, 1922[16] 		Succeeded by
Reginald St. P. Parry
 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hunt. Sailor-Scholar. p. 91.
  2. ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
  4. ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28623. p. 4748. 2 July, 1912.
  6. ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
  7. ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 757.
  9. ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
  10. ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
  11. ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 757.
  13. ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
  14. ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 446.
  15. ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 197.
  16. ↑ Bigg-Wither Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 197.

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