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'''Richard Hyde''', M.V.O. ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{ViceRN}} '''Richard Hyde''', C.B., C.B.E., M.V.O., Royal Navy (9 October, 1872 – 26 November, 1931) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Hyde was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1894.<ref>Hyde Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 302.</ref>
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1905.<ref>Hyde Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 302.</ref>
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Hyde was promoted to the rank of {{Com2RN}} on 30 June, 1912.{{FC}}
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Hyde was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1912.<ref>Hyde Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 49.</ref>
  
 
In August 1912, he assumed command of the {{UK-Talbot|f=t}}.
 
In August 1912, he assumed command of the {{UK-Talbot|f=t}}.
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He was made captain of the {{UK-Essex|f=t}} in May 1916, staying until September.
 
He was made captain of the {{UK-Essex|f=t}} in May 1916, staying until September.
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Hyde was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 24 July, 1922 and placed on the Retired List by his own request the next day.<ref>Hyde Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 49.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 14 January, 1928.<ref>Hyde Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 49.</ref>
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Hyde committed suicide "while of unsound mind" on 26 November, 1931.<ref>Hyde Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 49.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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Revision as of 13:34, 14 May 2015

Vice-Admiral Richard Hyde, C.B., C.B.E., M.V.O., Royal Navy (9 October, 1872 – 26 November, 1931) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hyde was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1894.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1905.[2]

Hyde was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1912.[3]

In August 1912, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Talbot.

He was appointed command of the destroyer Blanche on 5 July, 1913.[4]

He was made captain of the armoured cruiser Essex in May 1916, staying until September.

Hyde was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 24 July, 1922 and placed on the Retired List by his own request the next day.[5]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 14 January, 1928.[6]

Hyde committed suicide "while of unsound mind" on 26 November, 1931.[7]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Hyde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 302.
  2. Hyde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 302.
  3. Hyde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
  4. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392kk.
  5. Hyde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
  6. Hyde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
  7. Hyde Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 49.
  8. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 304.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. Day of month taken from predecessor. Powlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 358.
  11. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392kk.
  12. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. Day of month taken from predecessor. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 272.
  14. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393g.

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