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'''Robert Henry Douglas Lane''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Robert Henry Douglas Lane''', (15 February, 1896 – 27 April, 1941) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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==World War II==
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Lane was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 15 February, 1941.  He was killed on 27 April, 1941 when his command, {{UK-Wryneck}} was lost.<ref>Lane Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/94.|}} f. 94.</ref>
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Revision as of 19:46, 10 November 2021

Commander (retired) Robert Henry Douglas Lane, (15 February, 1896 – 27 April, 1941) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Lane was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1917.[1]

Lane was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1925.[2]

World War II

Lane was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 15 February, 1941. He was killed on 27 April, 1941 when his command, Wryneck was lost.[3]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Samuel A. Brooks
Captain of H.M.S. Whitehall
9 Apr, 1928[4]c. Apr, 1930
Succeeded by
Alan MacG. Sheffield
Preceded by
Charles F. H. Churchill
Captain of H.M.S. Seraph
6 Jun, 1930[5]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John de C. Richards
Captain of H.M.S. Wryneck
26 Jul, 1940 – 27 Apr, 1941
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/94. f. 94.
  2. Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/94. f. 94.
  3. Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/94. f. 94.
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 288.
  5. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 269.