Lewes George Gardner

Commander (retired) Lewes George Gardner, R.N. (20 November, 1886 – 22 April, 1957) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Sandy, Bedford.

His first appointment was in the armoured cruiser Leviathan on the China Station on 15 September, 1903. After switching the Sutlej in January, 1905, gardner was appointed to the battleship Jupiter of the Channel Squadron on 17 May, 1906.

Gardner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1909.

Great War

Gardner was in Agamemnon when the war broke out, having been appointed in her in March, 1914. Gardner was mentioned in despatches for service in the evacuation of Gallipoli in March of 1916. He left Agamemnon when he was appointed in command of the destroyer Colne on 9 May, 1916.

Gardner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1917.

Gardner was appointed in command of the destroyer Munster on 16 September, 1918.

Post-War

Gardner was appointed in command of the destroyer Tenedos on 13 November, 1919.

He married Violet Amy Calero Hale on 5 May, 1920.

In 1920, he lost a torpedo in Valorous and was told to be more careful in future.

In 1925, he began a year in charge of inactive destroyers and then commenced a short course at Excellent. At the end of 1926, he began work as an instructor for the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Superseded at the end of July in 1928, Gardner was appointed to Dauntless on reducing. He left her on 20 May, 1929.

Gardner was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 4 November, 1929.

World War II

Gardner was mobilised on28 September, 1938. In August, 1939 he was made Maintenance Commander, Dover. Superseded on 8 September, 1941, he was made Royal Naval Officer, Scarborough, vice Ewart (?).

In 1942, he transitioned to a training capacity. He reverted to the Retired List on 11 January, 1946 and was granted permission to visit Australia for a period estimated to be two years.

Gardner died on 22 April, 1957 in Perth, Western Australia. His wife died 7 June, 1969 in West Perth.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Theodore E. J. Bigg	Captain of H.M.S. Colne 9 May, 1916 – 7 Jul, 1917	Succeeded by Arthur C. Allen
Preceded by Leveson G. B. A. Campbell	Captain of H.M.S. Renard 7 Jul, 1917 – Sep, 1918	Succeeded by Russell Grenfell
Preceded by Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin	Captain of H.M.S. Munster 16 Sep, 1918 – 21 Mar, 1919	Succeeded by Edward S. Graham
Preceded by Edward S. Graham	Captain of H.M.S. Teazer 21 Mar, 1919 – 1 Oct, 1919	Succeeded by Edward C. Thornton
Preceded by Richard M. Welby	Captain of H.M.S. Salmon 1 Oct, 1919 – 13 Nov, 1919	Succeeded by John S. Prescott-Roberts
Preceded by Francis T. Hare	Captain of H.M.S. Tenedos 13 Nov, 1919 – 1 Jul, 1921	Succeeded by Alan F. W. Howard
Preceded by Somerville P. B. Russell	Captain of H.M.S. Venomous 14 Jul, 1921 – Oct, 1923	Succeeded by Donal S. McGrath
Preceded by Donal S. McGrath	Captain of H.M.S. Sportive Oct, 1923 – 29 Nov, 1923	Succeeded by Salisbury H. Simpson