Henry Courtenay Carlyon-Britton

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Commander (retired) Henry Courtenay Carlyon-Britton, (21 January, 1891 – 15 April, 1932) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Captain J. W. S.[?] Carlyon-Britton, D.R., J.P. was born in Enfield.[1]

Carlyon-Britton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1912.[2]

On 25 August, 1916 the propeller of a torpedo in B 4 was damaged, and Carlyon-Britton was told to be more careful in future.[3]

On 30 June, 1918 at 3.23pm while in command of E 21, he attacked and sank an enemy steamer.[4]

Suffering from neurasthenia, Carlyon-Britton was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 29 September, 1919 and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1920.[5]

Carlyon-Britton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 21 January, 1931.[6]

He died at New Plymouth Hospital in New Zealand in April 1932.[7]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry P. Hughes 		Captain of H.M.S. B 4
1 Apr, 1916[8] – 24 Nov, 1916[9] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Thomas Kerr 		Captain of H.M.S. C 23
24 Nov, 1916[10] – 2 Jun, 1917[11] 		Succeeded by
Ian A. P. Macintyre
Preceded by
Thomas C. B. Harbottle 		Captain of H.M.S. E 21
10 Jun, 1917[12] – Apr, 1919[13] 		Succeeded by
Jermyn Rushbrooke

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Carlyon-Britton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/31. f. 31.
  2. ↑ Carlyon-Britton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/31. f. 31.
  3. ↑ Carlyon-Britton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/31. f. 31.
  4. ↑ Carlyon-Britton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/31. f. 31. Date and time could be wrongly transcribed here.
  5. ↑ Carlyon-Britton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/31. f. 31.
  6. ↑ Carlyon-Britton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/31. f. 31.
  7. ↑ Carlyon-Britton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/31. f. 31.
  8. ↑ Carlyon-Britton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/31. f. 31.
  9. ↑ Carlyon-Britton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/31. f. 31.
  10. ↑ Carlyon-Britton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/31. f. 31.
  11. ↑ Carlyon-Britton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/31. f. 31.
  12. ↑ Carlyon-Britton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/31. f. 31.
  13. ↑ Carlyon-Britton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/31. f. 31.

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