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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]].
  
Served on [[H.M.S. Lord Clive (1915)|H.M.S. ''Lord Clive'']], for which he was awarded the D.S.C.
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==Life & Career==
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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}}
  
==Who was Who==
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He was promoted to {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1910.{{NLMar13|p. 2}}
ALLEYNE, Captain Sir John (Meynell)
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4th Bt cr 1769; DSO 1918; DSC; RN retired
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Born 11 Aug. 1889; s of Reynold Alleyne, e s of 3rd Bt and Susanna, d of late John Meynell of Meynell Langley, Derbyshire; m 1920, Alice Violet, d of late James Campbell, and Mrs Campbell, 12 Cornwall Gardens, SW; one s two d ; died 17 Dec. 1983
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Alleyne served in the {{UK-LordClive|f=tp}}, in which role he was awarded the D.S.C..
  
SUCCESSION
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He was navigator of {{UK-Vindictive}} during the rank on Ostend Harbour, May 1918, being severely wounded in the action.
S grandfather, 1912
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CAREER
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Alleyne was promoted to {{LCommRN}} on 15 July, 1918.
Served World War I; was navigator of HMS Vindictive when sunk to block Ostend Harbour, May 1918 (severely wounded); retired list, 1936. Served World War II
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HEIR
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Alleyne was promoted to {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1924.
s Rev. John Olpherts Campbell Alleyne [b 18 Jan. 1928; m 1968, Honor Irwin; one s one d]
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CLUB
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He was placed on the Retired List with the rank of {{CaptRN}} dated 12 January, 1936.
Naval and Military
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ADDRESS
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==World War II==
Greenacres, Seamans Lane, Minstead, Lyndhurst, Hants
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Southampton 813235
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==Footnotes==
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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>
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==Bibliography==
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==See Also==
 
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+John+Meynell+Alleyne Service Records]
 
*"Capt Sir John Alleyne" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 19 December, 1983.  Issue '''61716''', col G, pg. 14.
 
*"Capt Sir John Alleyne" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 19 December, 1983.  Issue '''61716''', col G, pg. 14.
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*The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7920773&queryType=1&resultcount=1 ADM 196/52.]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Fortescue Curry|Hugh F. Curry]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lupin (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lupin'']]'''<br>1 Aug, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 252}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Bernard Cornish Dicken|Edward B. C. Dicken]]'''}}
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Revision as of 08:52, 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]

Alleyne served in the monitor H.M.S. Lord Clive, in which role he was awarded the D.S.C..

He was navigator of Vindictive during the rank on Ostend Harbour, May 1918, being severely wounded in the action.

Alleyne was promoted to Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1918.

Alleyne was promoted to Commander on 31 December, 1924.

He was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Captain dated 12 January, 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).

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hugh F. Curry
Captain of H.M.S. Lupin
1 Aug, 1928[4]
Succeeded by
Edward B. C. Dicken
 

Footnotes

  1. "Cadetships in the Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374.
  2. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 2.
  3. Uboat.net
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 252.