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Revision as of 20:09, 31 March 2015

Commander (retired) SIR John Robert Guy Moncreiffe (Guy Moncreiffe of Moncreiffe, Baronet after succeeding to Baronetcy on 8 June, 1931), (30 June, 1884 – 7 September, 1934) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Moncreiffe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 August, 1905.[1]

Moncreiffe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 August, 1913.[2]

On 20 September, 1913, he received an appointment to Bonaventure for command of submarines. This was refined to command of D 4 on 7 September, 1914, which he would command until 26 August, 1915. The next day, he was appointed to Maidstone for command of E 17.[3]

Post-War

On 6 February, 1919, Moncreiffe was appointed in command of the destroyer Harvester, and for submarines. In July, 1919, he was appointed to command Fermoy, remaining in her until 4 October.[4] Moncreiffe was promoted to the rank of Commander on the Retired List on 30 June, 1924.[5]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. A 2
19 Mar, 1909[6]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey R. S. Watkins
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. C 8
18 Jan, 1910[7]
Succeeded by
Reginald T. Dimsdale
Preceded by
Charles S. Benning
Captain of H.M.S. C 9
Feb, 1913[8]
Succeeded by
Claud L. Y. Dering
Preceded by
Noel F. Laurence
Captain of H.M.S. D 4
7 Sep, 1914[9][10] – 26 Aug, 1915[11]
Succeeded by
Claud B. Barry
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. E 17
27 Aug, 1915[12] – 6 Feb, 1919[13]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Moncreiffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 423.
  2. The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 56.
  3. Moncreiffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 423.
  4. Moncreiffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 423.
  5. Moncreiffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 423.
  6. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 20 March, 1909. Issue 38912, col C, p. 9.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 385.
  8. The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 289.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 268.
  10. Moncreiffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 423.
  11. Moncreiffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 423.
  12. Moncreiffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 423.
  13. Moncreiffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 423.