Robin Wynell Mayow Lloyd

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Captain Robin Wynell Mayow Lloyd, D.S.O., R.N. (14 February, 1884 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Market Drayton, possibly the son of a Lieutenant [illeg] Lloyd.

Lloyd was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1905.[1]

On 22 May 1908, he injured his right eye in fencing training at Portsmouth Barracks, and received a Hurt Certificate.[2]

On 29 January 1910, he was admitted to Plymouth Hospital to be treated for a dislocated left shoulder. He was declared fit on 23 February.[3]

Lloyd was faulted in a 1911 collision between Ranger and the Spit Refuge Buoy, for he had not made sufficient allowance for tide.[4]

Lloyd was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1913.[5]

Lloyd was appointed in command of the destroyer Narwhal on 28 May, 1918. He involved his ship in a collision while leaving [illeg] at 915am on 3 October, 1918. He was told to exercise more caution in the future.[6]

Lloyd was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918. He served as executive officer in the pre-dreadnought battleship Cæsar from 19 February to 29 August, 1919.[7]

On 23 July, 1920, Lloyd was appointed in command of the destroyer Tenacious.[8][9]

Lloyd was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 November 1922 and was promoted to the rank of Captain on 14 February, 1929.[10]

World War II

Lloyd was granted the acting rank of Captain dated 10 November, 1939.[11]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
James L. C. Clark
Captain of H.M.S. Ranger
31 Jul, 1911[12] – 7 Oct, 1912
Succeeded by
Gordon Campbell
Preceded by
George F. A. Mulock
Captain of H.M.S. Woodlark
7 Oct, 1912 – Aug, 1914
Succeeded by
Stuart J. L. Bennett
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Nasturtium
22 Jan, 1916[13] – 27 Apr, 1916[14][15]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Berberis
13 May, 1916[16][17] – 10 Apr, 1918[18]
Succeeded by
Stephen H. S. Moxly
Preceded by
Edmund F. FitzGerald
Captain of H.M.S. Narwhal
28 May, 1918[19][20] – 19 Feb, 1919[21]
Succeeded by
Raymond G. F. H. de Caen
Preceded by
Arthur M. C. Stileman
Captain of H.M.S. Tenacious
23 Jul, 1920[22] – 19 Apr, 1922
Succeeded by
Arthur M. Roberts
Preceded by
Herbert M. Spreckley
Naval Officer in Charge, Newport
18 Mar, 1942[23] – 1 Sep, 1943[24]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John F. Denman
Captain of H.M.S. Emerald
5 Oct, 1944 – 9 Mar, 1945
Succeeded by
Wilfred P. Gandell

Footnotes

  1. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/93. f. 48.
  2. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/93. f. 48.
  3. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/93. f. 48.
  4. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/93. f. 48.
  5. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/93. f. 48.
  6. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/93. f. 48.
  7. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/93. f. 48.
  8. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 872.
  9. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/93. f. 48.
  10. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/93. f. 48.
  11. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/93. f. 48.
  12. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 365.
  13. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/93. f. 48.
  14. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/93. f. 48.
  15. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 59.
  16. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/93. f. 48. I am not entirely sure this ship name is correct.
  17. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391s.
  18. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143/316. f. 328.
  19. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/93. f. 48.
  20. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 851.
  21. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/93. f. 48.
  22. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 872.
  23. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/93. f. 48.
  24. Lloyd Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/93. f. 48.