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| − | [[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Thomas John Spence Lyne''', K.C.V.O., C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (25 | + | [[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Thomas John Spence Lyne''', K.C.V.O., C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (25 September, 1869 – 25 December, 1955) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. He was the first man in over half a century to rise from the [[Lower Deck of the Royal Navy|lower deck]] to reach the rank of {{CaptRN}}, and the first to attain [[Flag Rank]], albeit on the Retired List. |
==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
| − | Lyne was specially promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} | + | Lyne entered the service as a Boy, Second Class on 15 December, 1884. |
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| + | Lyne was specially promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 26 June, 1902. | ||
Lyne was appointed in command of the special service vessel [[H.M.S. Traveller (1890)|''Traveller'']] from 28 June, 1902 to 22 May, 1903. | Lyne was appointed in command of the special service vessel [[H.M.S. Traveller (1890)|''Traveller'']] from 28 June, 1902 to 22 May, 1903. | ||
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Revision as of 12:55, 25 August 2017
Rear-Admiral SIR Thomas John Spence Lyne, K.C.V.O., C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (25 September, 1869 – 25 December, 1955) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He was the first man in over half a century to rise from the lower deck to reach the rank of Captain, and the first to attain Flag Rank, albeit on the Retired List.
Early Life & Career
Lyne entered the service as a Boy, Second Class on 15 December, 1884.
Lyne was made Gunner on 16 February, 1898.
Lyne was specially promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 26 June, 1902.
Lyne was appointed in command of the special service vessel Traveller from 28 June, 1902 to 22 May, 1903.
Lyne was specially promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1919.[1]
On 25 August, 1925, Lyne was appointed a Companion in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).[2] On the same day, his fifty-fifth birthday, he was placed on the Retired List for age.[3] He was advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 3 April, 1931.[4]
In the King's Birthday Honours of 1935, Spence Lyne was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) on 3 June.[5] He was knighted by the King at an investiture held at Buckingham Palace on 9 July.[6]
Bibliography
- "Rear-Adml. Sir Thomas Lyne" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 28 December, 1955. Issue 53413, col C, pg. 11.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/170.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/143.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/125.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/91.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/68.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/50.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Reginald Henniker-Heaton |
Captain of H.M.S. Sharpshooter 8 Jan, 1912 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Arthur T. Blackwood |
Captain of H.M.S. Ringdove 4 Jun, 1912[7] – late 1912 |
Succeeded by Longuet M. Darbyshire |
| Preceded by Lawrence L. Dundas |
Captain of H.M.S. Blenheim 1 Nov, 1922[8] |
Succeeded by Benjamin W. Barrow |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31112. p. 364. 7 January, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33078. p. 5627. 25 August, 1925.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33079. p. 5968. 28 August, 1925.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33706. p. 2332. 10 April, 1931.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34166. p. 3600. (Supplement) 3 June, 1935.
- ↑ "Court Circular" (Court and Social). The Times. Wednesday, 10 July, 1935. Issue 47112, col B, p. 17.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 368.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 219.
