Guy Langton Warren

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Rear-Admiral Guy Langton Warren, C.B. (13 February, 1888 – 1961) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Warren gained one and a half months' time on passing out of Britannia in May of 1904.

In 1906, he lost three months' time for "ragging". In February of 1908 he was in Haslar Hospital for a knee injury, and there was some confusion as his papers were signed by someone not found on the Medical Register. On 23 March 1908 he was found fit and sent to rejoin H.M.S. Excellent.

Warren was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1910.[1]

Warren was appointed in command of the destroyer Nugent on 13 June, 1917.[2]

Warren was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1918.[3]

Post-War

On 3 September 1919, Verulam was mined and lost. A Court of Enquiry found that blame attached to Warren in the loss.

Warren was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1924.[4]

Warren was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1931.[5]

Two charges against Warren in a 1934 Court of Enquiry into the stranding of Pangbourne were proved, and he was sentenced to be severely reprimanded.

Warren received a poor report on Galatea in 1936, for which blame was specifically attached to him.[6]

World War II

Warren worked with assault ships in command of Quebec II during the war, and participated in the Dieppe Raid and in helping shape the success of other amphibious operations in Europe.

Warren was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1941 and placed on the Retired List the next day.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Walter O. H. Lambert
Captain of H.M.S. Racehorse
24 Mar, 1915[8][9] – 19 Sep, 1916[10]
Succeeded by
John B. Falls
Preceded by
Henry G. L. Oliphant
Captain of H.M.S. Amazon
19 Sep, 1916[11][12] – 12 Jun, 1917[13]
Succeeded by
Adam Ferguson
Preceded by
Ernest L. Cardale
Captain of H.M.S. Nugent
13 Jun, 1917[14][15] – Apr, 1919[16]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Ralph W. Wilkinson
Captain of H.M.S. Verulam
15 Apr, 1919[17][18] – 4 Sep, 1919[19][20]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
Edward G. G. Hastings
Captain of H.M.S. Bryony
1 Aug, 1927[21][22] – 11 Mar, 1928[23]
Succeeded by
John C. Annesley
Preceded by
John C. Annesley
Captain of H.M.S. Bryony
19 Apr, 1928[24] – Aug, 1929[25]
Succeeded by
Desmond N. C. Tufnell
Preceded by
Geoffrey J. A. Miles
Captain of H.M.S. Pangbourne
15 Dec, 1932[26][27] – Jun, 1934[28]
Succeeded by
Russell H. McBean
Preceded by
Geoffrey J. A. Miles
Commander, First Minesweeping Flotilla
15 Dec, 1932[29][30] – Jun, 1934[31]
Succeeded by
Hubert G. D. Acland
as Senior Officer, First Minesweeping Flotilla
Preceded by
James Powell
Captain of H.M.S. Caledon
27 Nov, 1934[32] – 7 May, 1935[33]
Succeeded by
Ralph Kerr
Preceded by
The Hon. Edmund R. Drummond
Captain of H.M.S. Despatch
15 Jul, 1935[34] – 15 Oct, 1935[35]
Succeeded by
William L. Jackson
Preceded by
William L. Jackson
Captain of H.M.S. Galatea
15 Oct, 1935[36] – 15 Sep, 1938[37]
Succeeded by
Edward G. H. Bellars
Preceded by
Gerald H. Warner
Captain of H.M.S. St. Vincent
15 Sep, 1938[38] – 20 Jun, 1940[39]
Succeeded by
Lionel C. P. Tudway
Preceded by
Irving M. Palmer
Captain of H.M.S. Berwick
22 Jun, 1940[40] – 2 May, 1941[41]
Succeeded by
George H. Faulkner

Footnotes

  1. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 854.
  3. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  4. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  5. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  6. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  7. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  8. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  9. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 397g.
  10. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  11. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  12. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392b.
  13. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  14. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  15. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 854.
  16. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  17. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  18. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 927.
  19. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  20. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 152.
  21. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 220.
  22. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  23. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  24. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  25. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  26. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 258.
  27. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  28. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  29. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 258.
  30. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  31. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  32. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  33. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  34. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  35. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  36. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  37. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  38. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  39. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245. Date not legible beyond year, but inference helps here.
  40. Warren Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/232. f. 245.
  41. Uboat.net page on the ship.