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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''William Bayard Hynes''', C.B.E., D.S.O. (6 April, 1889 – 3 March, 1968) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''William Bayard Hynes''', C.B.E., D.S.O., R.N., Retired (6 April, 1889 – 3 March, 1968) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Born in Southsea. | |||
Hynes was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1909. | |||
On 6 June 1911 he was admitted to Haslar Hospital for a septic wound to his foot. | |||
One service record indicates that on December 1912, he received the [[Royal Humane Society]] Testimonial on vellum for saving life at sea. There is a small chance that this is his 1918 award being misinterpreted. | |||
He served as gunnery Officer of {{UK-Commonwealth}} from 24 March 1914 through 5 December, 1916 when he was made gunnery officer in {{UK-Lion}}, where he remained through 1 May, 1919. He was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 July, 1917 and was awarded a second R.H.S. award, their Bronze Medal, for saving a 2nd-class shipwright from drowning on 16 April, 1918. | |||
On 23 September 1918, he received permission to travel to France. On 13 December, he was admitted to hospital in Granton, suffering from influenza. | |||
On 30 May 1919 he was appointed to {{UK-RoyalSovereign}} as gunnery officer. He would remain in her through July, 1921 after being promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1921. | |||
Hynes was lent to the [[Royal Canadian Navy]] from December 1930 through September 1933, after which he served as Marine Adviser to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. | |||
Hynes was appointed to {{UK-Cardiff}}, additional for command of {{UK-Ceres}} on 27 November, 1933. He was superseded in this command on 8 October, 1934.<ref>Hynes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52.}} f. 395.</ref> | Hynes was appointed to {{UK-Cardiff}}, additional for command of {{UK-Ceres}} on 27 November, 1933. He was superseded in this command on 8 October, 1934.<ref>Hynes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52.}} f. 395.</ref> | ||
Hynes was placed on the Retired List on 9 April 1935 at the rank of {{CaptRN}}. | |||
==World War II== | |||
In 1942, he was appointed as Naval Officer in Charge of Port Said. At the end of June, he was appointed as Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief, Plymouth.<ref>Hynes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52.}} f. 395.</ref> | In 1942, he was appointed as Naval Officer in Charge of Port Said. At the end of June, he was appointed as Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief, Plymouth.<ref>Hynes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52.}} f. 395.</ref> | ||
==Service Records== | ==Service Records== | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gerald Hepburn Brady|Gerald H. Brady]]'''|'''[[Port Said|Naval Officer in Charge, Port Said]]'''<br>1942<ref>Hynes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52.}} f. 395.</ref> – mid 1942<ref>Hynes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52.}} f. 395.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Eustace Harold Wace|Eustace H. Wace]]'''}} | |||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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[[Category:Directors of Naval Intelligence (Royal Canadian Navy)]] | [[Category:Directors of Naval Intelligence (Royal Canadian Navy)]] | ||
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{{CatBritannia|January, 1904}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:18, 7 April 2022
Captain William Bayard Hynes, C.B.E., D.S.O., R.N., Retired (6 April, 1889 – 3 March, 1968) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Southsea.
Hynes was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1909.
On 6 June 1911 he was admitted to Haslar Hospital for a septic wound to his foot.
One service record indicates that on December 1912, he received the Royal Humane Society Testimonial on vellum for saving life at sea. There is a small chance that this is his 1918 award being misinterpreted.
He served as gunnery Officer of Commonwealth from 24 March 1914 through 5 December, 1916 when he was made gunnery officer in Lion, where he remained through 1 May, 1919. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1917 and was awarded a second R.H.S. award, their Bronze Medal, for saving a 2nd-class shipwright from drowning on 16 April, 1918.
On 23 September 1918, he received permission to travel to France. On 13 December, he was admitted to hospital in Granton, suffering from influenza.
On 30 May 1919 he was appointed to Royal Sovereign as gunnery officer. He would remain in her through July, 1921 after being promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1921.
Hynes was lent to the Royal Canadian Navy from December 1930 through September 1933, after which he served as Marine Adviser to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Hynes was appointed to Cardiff, additional for command of Ceres on 27 November, 1933. He was superseded in this command on 8 October, 1934.[1]
Hynes was placed on the Retired List on 9 April 1935 at the rank of Captain.
World War II
In 1942, he was appointed as Naval Officer in Charge of Port Said. At the end of June, he was appointed as Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief, Plymouth.[2]
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/144.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/127.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 395.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George A. Scott |
Captain of H.M.S. Ceres 27 Nov, 1933[3] – 8 Oct, 1934[4] |
Succeeded by Edward P. Thomas |
| Preceded by Gerald H. Brady |
Naval Officer in Charge, Port Said 1942[5] – mid 1942[6] |
Succeeded by Eustace H. Wace |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 395.
- ↑ Hynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 395.
- ↑ Hynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 395.
- ↑ Hynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 395.
- ↑ Hynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 395.
- ↑ Hynes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 395.
