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Revision as of 16:33, 10 May 2014

James Robert Carnegie Cavendish ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Cavendish was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 049 in December, 1909.[1]

Cavendish was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 24 on 17 September, 1911.[2]

On 5 December, 1914, Cavendish was appointed in command of the destroyer Lightning.[3]

Cavendish commanded the destroyer Midge of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[4]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Scimitar on 21 October, 1918.[5]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Urchin on 15 July, 1920.[6]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 385.
  2. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
  3. The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 348.
  4. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  5. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 905.
  6. The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920).  p. 879.

Bibliography

Service Records