Hubert Guy Dyke Acland, Fourth Baronet
Captain Hubert Guy Dyke Acland, Fourth Baronet, D.S.O., Royal Navy (8 June, 1890 – 6 May, 1978) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Acland was promoted to Lieutenant on 15 November, 1910.[1]
He served as Gunnery Officer in H.M.S. Illustrious and Commonwealth.
Who was Who
ACLAND, Captain Sir Hubert (Guy Dyke) 4th Bt cr 1890; DSO 1920; RN
Youngest son of Sir William Alison Dyke Acland, 2nd Bt; m 1915, Lalage Mary Kathleen (d 1961), eldest daughter of Captain John Edward Acland; two sons.
SUCCESSION S brother, 1970
CAREER Lieutenant 1910; Lieutenant Commander, 1918; Commander, 1925; Captain 1932; served European War, 1914–19 (despatches, DSO); commanded 1st Minesweeping Flotilla, 1934–35 and Fishery Protection and Minesweeping Flotilla, 1935–36; lent to Royal Australian Navy, 1937–38, and commanded HMAS Australia, 1937–38 and HMAS Albatross, 1938; Senior Officer of Reserve Fleet, Devonport, 1939; Gunnery School, Chatham, Nov. 1939; commanded HMS Vindictive, 1941–42; retired list, 1942; on staff of C-in-C Rosyth, 1943 and of Flag Officer in Charge N. Ireland, 1943–45
HEIR s Antony Guy Acland [b 17 Aug. 1916; m 1st, 1939, Avriel Ann (d 1943), o c of late Captain Mervyn Edward John Wingfield-Stratford; one d; 2nd, 1944, Margaret Joan, er d of late Major Nelson Rooke; one s one d]
ADDRESS c/o Sunny Bank, Totland Bay, Isle of Wight
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/144.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/127.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/92.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/52.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry J. Haynes |
Captain of H.M.S. Castor 20 Aug, 1930[2] – 19 Dec, 1930[3] |
Succeeded by John G. Sutton |
| Preceded by John S. G. Fraser |
Captain of H.M.S. Harebell 1 May, 1935[4] – 11 May, 1936[Fact Check][5] |
Succeeded by Victor A. C. Crutchley |
| Preceded by Herbert A. Forster |
Captain of H.M.A.S. Australia 5 Apr, 1937[6] – 1938 |
Succeeded by Robert R. Stewart |
| Preceded by C. J. Pope |
Captain of H.M.A.S. Albatross 1938 – 1938 |
Succeeded by Richard Sheridan-Patterson as Captain of H.M.S. Albatross |
| Preceded by Percy Todd |
Captain of Chatham Gunnery School 6 Nov, 1939 – 14 Dec, 1939 |
Succeeded by John W. Boutwood |
| Preceded by Arthur R. Halfhide |
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive 15 Mar, 1941 – 15 Dec, 1942 |
Succeeded by Herbert W. Williams |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 2.
- ↑ Acland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/265. f. ?.
- ↑ Acland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/265. f. ?.
- ↑ Acland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/265. f. ?.
- ↑ Acland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/265. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 295.
