Herbert Arthur Cambridge Lane
Captain (retired) Herbert Arthur Cambridge Lane, O.B.E., R.N. (28 April, 1893 – 8 May, 1951) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of F. G. A. Lane, Esq., J.P. of Dorset.
Lane was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1914.[1]
Lane was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1922.[2]
An appointment to command Tancred in the 1924 Reserve Fleet Exercises, dated 10 July, 1924[3] was cancelled. Lt. Cdr. Hugh Merriman Barnes would take the destroyer to the exercises in his place.
Following a stint as gunnery officer in Warspite, Lane earned an especially rosy evaluation from Captain Chetwode: "Excp'lly brilliant all-round".[4]
Lane was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1927.[5]
World War II
Lane was placed on the Retired List on account of age with the rank of Captain on 28 April, 1943.[6]
He was deemed unfit for further naval service on 24 June, 1946.[7]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Robert C. Woollerton |
Captain of H.M.S. Valentine 18 Apr, 1933[8] – c. Dec, 1934[9] |
Succeeded by Reginald F. Morice |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Fearless 22 Dec, 1934[10] – 3 Jan, 1936[11] |
Succeeded by Percival H. G. James |
Footnotes
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/62. f. 62.
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/62. f. 62.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683.
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/62. f. 62.
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/62. f. 62.
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/62. f. 62.
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/62. f. 62.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 281.
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/62. f. 62.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 240.
- ↑ Lane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/62. f. 62.
