Richard Ivor Pulleyne
Lieutenant Richard Ivor Pulleyne, D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N. (26 February, 1889 – 20 July, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Leeds.
Pulleyne was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1911.[1]
Pulleyne was junior officer and sole survivor aboard B 2 when she sank after being rammed by S.S. Amerika on 4 October, 1912. He was fortunate in that he was on the conning tower at the time of the collision.[2]
Pulleyne was appointed to Rosario for service aboard C 38 on 4 March, 1913, second in command to Lt. Rowland K. C. Pope.[3]
He was in command of the submarine E 34 on 10 May, 1918 when she sank UB 16 at 52deg 6' N., 2deg 1' E..[4] He would be awarded a D.S.O. for this feat, gazetted 7 August, 1918.
Pulleyne was not given the chance to bask in his success, as he lost his life when E 34 was lost with all hands on 20 July, 1918.[5] His body washed ashore at Vlieland on 30 July, 1918 and was buried with full military honours.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Robert N. Stopford |
Captain of H.M.S. A 8 6 May, 1915 – Feb, 1916 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by John G. Bower |
Captain of H.M.S. C 6 Feb, 1916 – 6 Jan, 1917 |
Succeeded by Maurice W. Bailward |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. E 34 6 Jan, 1917 – c. 20 Jul, 1918[6] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1917). p. 69m.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 23.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 377a.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. pp. 516-7.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 516. Date is approximate.
