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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] {{SIR}} '''John Meynell Alleyne''', Fourth Baronet, D.S.O., D.S.C., Royal Navy (11 August, 1889 – 17 December, 1983) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] {{SIR}} '''John Meynell Alleyne''', Fourth Baronet, D.S.O., D.S.C., Royal Navy (11 August, 1889 – 17 December, 1983) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | ||
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| + | The son of Reynold Alleyne, John entered the Royal Navy ranked 45th in order of merit of sixty cadets accepted in the [[:Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of May, 1904|May 1904 intake term]] at {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}.{{ToL|Cadetships in the Royal Navy|Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374}} | ||
He was promoted to {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1910.{{NLMar13|p. 2}} | He was promoted to {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1910.{{NLMar13|p. 2}} | ||
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| − | + | He was navigator of {{UK-Vindictive}} when sunk to block Ostend Harbour, May 1918, being severely wounded in the action. | |
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Appointed in command of the Armed Merchant Cruiser [[H.M.S. Asturias (1925)|''Asturias'']] on 28 April, 1943, he operated as part of the West Africa Command.<ref>[http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3338.html Uboat.net]</ref> | Appointed in command of the Armed Merchant Cruiser [[H.M.S. Asturias (1925)|''Asturias'']] on 28 April, 1943, he operated as part of the West Africa Command.<ref>[http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3338.html Uboat.net]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 08:49, 14 October 2019
Captain SIR John Meynell Alleyne, Fourth Baronet, D.S.O., D.S.C., Royal Navy (11 August, 1889 – 17 December, 1983) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
The son of Reynold Alleyne, John entered the Royal Navy ranked 45th in order of merit of sixty cadets accepted in the May 1904 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia.[1]
He was promoted to Lieutenant on 15 July, 1910.[2]
Served on H.M.S. Lord Clive, for which he was awarded the D.S.C..
He was navigator of Vindictive when sunk to block Ostend Harbour, May 1918, being severely wounded in the action.
He was placed on the retired list in 1936
World War II
Appointed in command of the Armed Merchant Cruiser Asturias on 28 April, 1943, he operated as part of the West Africa Command.[3]
See Also
- Service Records
- "Capt Sir John Alleyne" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 19 December, 1983. Issue 61716, col G, pg. 14.
- Liddle, Peter H. (1985). The Sailor's War: 1914-18. Blandford Press, Ltd., Poole. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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| Preceded by Hugh F. Curry |
Captain of H.M.S. Lupin 1 Aug, 1928[4] |
Succeeded by Edward B. C. Dicken |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Cadetships in the Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 2.
- ↑ Uboat.net
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 252.
