Harry Alexander Dykes Keate
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Lieutenant-Commander Harry Alexander Dykes Keate, D.S.O., R.N. (10 June, 1890 – 26 April, 1925) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in South Kensington.
Keate was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1911.
Keate was appointed in command of the destroyer Tristram on 29 March, 1918.[1]
Keate was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 July, 1919.
In November, 1919, Keate was appointed in command of the destroyer Vidette.[2]
Keate died at his home from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. An inquest determined it was accidental, and self-inflicted.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John R. Johnston |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 8 29 May, 1916[3] – 25 Jan, 1917 |
Succeeded by Edward C. Denison |
| Preceded by Francis A. Clutterbuck |
Captain of H.M.S. Doon 25 Jan, 1917 – 8 Feb, 1917 |
Succeeded by Hamilton C. Allen |
| Preceded by Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin |
Captain of H.M.S. Waveney 8 Feb, 1917 – Feb, 1917 |
Succeeded by Hamilton C. Allen |
| Preceded by Edward R. M. Geake |
Captain of H.M.S. Attack 5 Mar, 1917[4] – 30 Dec, 1917[5] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
| Preceded by Francis E. H. G. Hobart |
Captain of H.M.S. Tristram 29 Mar, 1918[6] – 18 Jun, 1919 |
Succeeded by Herbert Owen |
| Preceded by Edward McC. W. Lawrie |
Captain of H.M.S. Vidette Nov, 1919[7] – 4 May, 1921 |
Succeeded by John L. Field |
| Preceded by John L. Field |
Captain of H.M.S. Vesper 4 May, 1921 – 28 Aug, 1921 |
Succeeded by Frederick A. P. Foster |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 921a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 890.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391m.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 114.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 921a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 890.
