James Robert Carnegie Cavendish
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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
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 348.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 905.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List, (December 1920). p. 879.
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