Price Vaughan Lewes

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Captain Price Vaughan Lewes, C.B., and D.S.O. (27 February, 1865 – 9 November, 1914) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Lewes was promoted to Lieutenant on 30 June, 1888 and made Commander on 6 September, 1898.[1]

He was promoted to Captain on 30 June, 1905.[2]

Captain

On 20 December 1905, Lewes was appointed to Hermes for command of the second class protected cruiser Hyacinth. He was reappointed on her re-commissioning in April, 1906 and stayed in her until December 20th.[3]

He was appointed command of the battleship Cæsar on 9 August, 1910.[4]

On 6 June of 1911, he was appointed in command of Commonwealth,[5] operating with the Fourth Battle Squadron.

On 28 July 1914, he was placed in command of the battleship Superb,[6] operating with the First Battle Squadron[7] until forced to leave her in ill health on 4 November. He died on the 9th in Plymouth, of complications of a renal disease and was buried on the 11th in Plymouth Cemetery, grave No. 895, Lot A..[8]

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Hazard
19 Aug, 1897[9] 		Succeeded by
Reginald H. S. Bacon
Preceded by
Douglas R. L. Nicholson 		Captain of H.M.S. Hyacinth
20 Dec, 1905[10] 		Succeeded by
Price V. Lewes
Preceded by
Price V. Lewes 		Captain of H.M.S. Hyacinth
Apr, 1906[11] – 20 Dec, 1906[12] 		Succeeded by
Algernon W. Heneage
Preceded by
Evelyn R. Le Marchant 		Captain of H.M.S. Nile
20 Dec, 1906[13] – 8 May, 1907[14] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
George A. Hardinge 		Captain of H.M.S. Ramillies
8 May, 1907[15] – 3 Sep, 1907[16] 		Succeeded by
Hubert Grant-Dalton
Preceded by
Ernest F. A. Gaunt 		Captain of H.M.S. Cambrian
3 Sep, 1907[17] – 7 Sep, 1909[18] 		Succeeded by
John E. Drummond
Preceded by
Robert H. Anstruther 		Captain of H.M.S. Cæsar
9 Aug, 1910[19] – 6 Jun, 1911[20] 		Succeeded by
Robert E. R. Benson
Preceded by
George A. Ballard 		Captain of H.M.S. Commonwealth
6 Jun, 1911[21] 		Succeeded by
Maurice Woollcombe
Preceded by
George P. W. Hope 		Captain of H.M.S. Superb
28 Jul, 1914[22] – 4 Nov, 1914[23] 		Succeeded by
Rudolf W. Bentinck
 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27812. p. 4557. 30 June, 1905.
  3. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  4. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 294.
  6. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  7. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 438.
  8. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1900). p. 257.
  10. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  11. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  12. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  13. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  14. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  15. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  16. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  17. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  18. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  19. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  20. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 294.
  22. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.
  23. ↑ Lewes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 300.

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