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'''Hugh Charles Buckle''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Hugh Charles Buckle''' (25 May, 1881 – 21 May, 1924) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
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Born in Southsea, the son of then-Rear Admiral [[Claude Edward Buckle]].<ref>Buckle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/38.|D7603545}} f. 38.</ref>
  
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Buckle was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1902.{{NLMar13|p. 11}}
  
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After suffering an outbreak of measles in late May, Buckle was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1910.<ref>Buckle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/38.|D7603545}} f. 38.</ref>
  
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Buckle was appointed to {{UK-Collingwood}} as Lieutenant-Commander (G) on 17 March, 1914.<ref>Buckle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/38.|D7603545}} f. 38.</ref>
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Buckle was appointed to {{UK-Collingwood}} as Commander (G) on 17 March, 1914.{CN}}
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Buckle was appointed in command of the {{UK-Curacoa|f=t}} in April, 1922.{{MackieRNW}}
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==Great War==
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Buckle was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1915.<ref>Buckle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/38.|D7603545}} f. 38.</ref>
  
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Buckle fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as the gunnery officer in {{UK-Collingwood}}.  He left the post on 5 April, 1917 to take up an appointment in {{UK-Furious}} as her executive officer.  This post would carry until 8 March, 1919.<ref>Buckle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/38.|D7603545}} f. 38.</ref>
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On 31 March, 1919, Buckle was appointed to ''Victory'' to be on the staff of Admiral [[Cecil Burney, First Baronet|Sir Cecil Burney]].  He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1921 and superseded in his staff appointment on 1 September.<ref>Buckle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/38.|D7603545}} f. 38.</ref>
  
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Buckle was appointed in command of the {{UK-Curacoa|f=t}} on 17 April, 1922, also to act as Flag Captain to Rear Admiral Nicholson.  He suffered from appendicitis in April and was superseded in command of ''Curacoa'' on 15 May, 1923.  In July, he was re-admitted to Haslar Hospital with an abdominal tumour.  In the latter part of 1923 he took a Senior Officers Technical Course and a War Course in Portsmouth, but there was concern over his health &ndash; he was to be seen back at Haslar in April, 1924.<ref>Buckle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/38.|D7603545}} f. 38.</ref>
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A flurry of failed medical surveys and scheduled re-surveys filled early 1924.  While no definitive ailment is specified, this is possibly complications from his appendectomy or a cancer indication from his tumour.  Buckle died on 21 May, 1924<ref>Buckle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/38.|D7603545}} f. 38.</ref> and his remains were committed to the sea off Bembridge Point from the deck of {{UK-Truant|f=p}}, as noted on his memorial stone emplaced by his widow and family at the Holy Trinity Church in Raithbury, Lincolnshire.<ref>[https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/90310 Images at Imperial War Museum.]  Thanks to Colin Murray.</ref>
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Revision as of 14:17, 21 May 2020

Captain Hugh Charles Buckle (25 May, 1881 – 21 May, 1924) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Southsea, the son of then-Rear Admiral Claude Edward Buckle.[1]

Buckle was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1902.[2]

After suffering an outbreak of measles in late May, Buckle was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1910.[3]

Buckle was appointed to Collingwood as Lieutenant-Commander (G) on 17 March, 1914.[4]

Great War

Buckle was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.[5]

Buckle fought at the Battle of Jutland as the gunnery officer in Collingwood. He left the post on 5 April, 1917 to take up an appointment in Furious as her executive officer. This post would carry until 8 March, 1919.[6]

Post-War

On 31 March, 1919, Buckle was appointed to Victory to be on the staff of Admiral Sir Cecil Burney. He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1921 and superseded in his staff appointment on 1 September.[7]

Buckle was appointed in command of the light cruiser Curacoa on 17 April, 1922, also to act as Flag Captain to Rear Admiral Nicholson. He suffered from appendicitis in April and was superseded in command of Curacoa on 15 May, 1923. In July, he was re-admitted to Haslar Hospital with an abdominal tumour. In the latter part of 1923 he took a Senior Officers Technical Course and a War Course in Portsmouth, but there was concern over his health – he was to be seen back at Haslar in April, 1924.[8]

A flurry of failed medical surveys and scheduled re-surveys filled early 1924. While no definitive ailment is specified, this is possibly complications from his appendectomy or a cancer indication from his tumour. Buckle died on 21 May, 1924[9] and his remains were committed to the sea off Bembridge Point from the deck of H.M.S. Truant, as noted on his memorial stone emplaced by his widow and family at the Holy Trinity Church in Raithbury, Lincolnshire.[10]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy
Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa
17 Apr, 1922[11] – 15 May, 1923[12]
Succeeded by
Cecil N. Reyne

Footnotes

  1. Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/38. f. 38.
  2. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 11.
  3. Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/38. f. 38.
  4. Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/38. f. 38.
  5. Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/38. f. 38.
  6. Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/38. f. 38.
  7. Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/38. f. 38.
  8. Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/38. f. 38.
  9. Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/38. f. 38.
  10. Images at Imperial War Museum. Thanks to Colin Murray.
  11. Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/38. f. 38.
  12. Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/38. f. 38.