George Frederick Stevens-Guille

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Captain George Frederick Stevens-Guille, D.S.O.*, O.B.E. (9 December, 1898 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Stevens-Guille was passed out of the Training Establishment in August 1914 and appointed to the old battleship Glory. In April 1916 he was appointed to the battleship Royal Oak, to serve in her upon her completion.

He was admitted to Plymouth Hospital with appendicitis on 21 June, 1916.[1]

Stevens-Guille was admitted to Plymouth Hospital on 2 January, 1919 with a gunshot wound on his right arm. Pronounced fit on 30 January, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1919.[2]

Stevens-Guille was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1927.[3]

Stevens-Guille was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1931.[4]

World War II

Stevens-Guille was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1939.[5]

He commanded the Torpoint shore establishment H.M.S. Raleigh from June, 1946 to February, 1948.[6]

He was placed on the Retired List on 8 January, 1949.[7]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Walter A. Ford
Captain of H.M.S. Teal
18 Sep, 1929[8] – 8 Sep, 1931[9]
Succeeded by
Vessel Sold
Preceded by
Alfred J. L. Phillips
Captain of H.M.S. Vesper
4 Jul, 1932[10]
Succeeded by
Stephen H. Beattie
Preceded by
John Drinkwater
Captain of H.M.S. Walker
c. Jul, 1932[11] – 27 Jul, 1934[12]
Succeeded by
Stuart E. Crewe-Read
Preceded by
Reginald F. Morice
Captain of H.M.S. Valentine
28 Dec, 1935[13] – 25 May, 1936[14]
Succeeded by
Thomas A. Hussey
Preceded by
Henry J. Haynes
Captain of H.M.S. Achates
27 Jun, 1938[15][16] – 18 Jul, 1938[17]
Succeeded by
Robert J. Gardner
Preceded by
Henry J. Haynes
Captain of H.M.S. Woolston
18 Jul, 1938[18] – 3 Jan, 1939[19]
Succeeded by
Harry P. Currey
Preceded by
George E. Creasy
Captain of H.M.S. Codrington
16 May, 1940[20][21] – 27 Jul, 1940[22]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
George E. Creasy
Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla
16 May, 1940[23]
Succeeded by
Augustus W. S. Agar
Preceded by
St. John A. Micklethwait
Captain of H.M.S. Cardiff
2 Feb, 1942[24] – 24 Sep, 1942[25]
Succeeded by
James Graham
Preceded by
Peter G. L. Cazalet
Captain of H.M.S. Durban
25 Sep, 1942[26] – 19 Nov, 1943[27]
Succeeded by
Richard C. Stokes

Footnotes

  1. Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
  2. Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
  3. Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
  4. Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
  5. Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
  6. Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
  7. Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
  8. Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
  9. Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
  10. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, June 7, 1932, Issue 46153, p.20.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 289.
  12. Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
  13. Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
  14. Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
  15. Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
  16. "Command of the Achates." The Times (London, England), Monday, May 30, 1938; pg. 7; Issue 48007.
  17. Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
  18. Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
  19. Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
  20. Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
  21. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  22. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  23. Stevens-Guille Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/130. f. 130.
  24. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  25. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  26. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  27. Uboat.net page on the ship.