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'''Percival Henry Gwynne James''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Percival Henry Gwynne James''', (12 May, 1896 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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James served in the {{UK-Collingwood|f=t}} from the moment he passed out of the Training Establishment on 15 September, 1913 through 5 January, 1917, fighting in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]].  Following a course in [[Torpedo Control]] at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}, he was appointed to the {{UK-Redoubt|f=t}} on 1 February, 1917.
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James was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 November, 1917 and served in ''Redoubt'' through the end of the war.<ref>James Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/130.|}} f. 130.</ref>
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James was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 November, 1925.<ref>James Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/130.|}} f. 130.</ref>
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James was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1931.<ref>James Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/130.|}} f. 130.</ref>
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James was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1938.<ref>James Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/130.|}} f. 130.</ref>
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On 1 December, 1938, he was appointed as Naval Liaison Officer, Shanghai, vice Edwards.  He held this post until being appointed in command of the {{UK-Capetown|f=cp}} on 4 November, 1940.  His time in command of the ship would be interspersed with periods of ill health during which Lt. Cdr. [[Henry Hutchinson Robson]] took over temporary command of the ship.  The cause is not stated, but in 1946 he was hospitalised with phthisis.  On 10 November 1940, he grounded the ship, eliciting displeasure in so doing.  The ship was torpedoed by {{IT-MAS213}} off Eritrea on 6 April, 1941.  A Board of Enquiry faulted his judgement in handling the aftermath, and the ship was placed under repair for a year thereafter.<ref>James Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/130.|}} f. 130.</ref>
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Placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 12 January, 1948.<ref>James Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/130.|}} f. 130.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 15:20, 7 April 2022

Captain Percival Henry Gwynne James, (12 May, 1896 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Francis R. James, Esq., solicitor.

James served in the battleship Collingwood from the moment he passed out of the Training Establishment on 15 September, 1913 through 5 January, 1917, fighting in her at the Battle of Jutland. Following a course in Torpedo Control at H.M.S. Vernon, he was appointed to the destroyer Redoubt on 1 February, 1917.

James was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1917 and served in Redoubt through the end of the war.[1]

James was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1925.[2]

James was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1931.[3]

James was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1938.[4]

World War II

On 1 December, 1938, he was appointed as Naval Liaison Officer, Shanghai, vice Edwards. He held this post until being appointed in command of the Capetown Class light cruiser H.M.S. Capetown on 4 November, 1940. His time in command of the ship would be interspersed with periods of ill health during which Lt. Cdr. Henry Hutchinson Robson took over temporary command of the ship. The cause is not stated, but in 1946 he was hospitalised with phthisis. On 10 November 1940, he grounded the ship, eliciting displeasure in so doing. The ship was torpedoed by Template:IT-MAS213 off Eritrea on 6 April, 1941. A Board of Enquiry faulted his judgement in handling the aftermath, and the ship was placed under repair for a year thereafter.[5]

Placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 12 January, 1948.[6]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Alfred C. Collinson 		Captain of H.M.S. Stormcloud
14 Aug, 1925[7][8] – Mar, 1929[9] 		Succeeded by
Henry F. Waight
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Antelope
2 Dec, 1929[10] – 5 Mar, 1931[11] 		Succeeded by
Percival H. G. James
Preceded by
Ion B. B. Tower 		Captain of H.M.S. Wolsey
5 Mar, 1931[12] – c. Jun, 1931[13] 		Succeeded by
Charles M. Blackman
Preceded by
Percival H. G. James 		Captain of H.M.S. Antelope
c. Jun, 1931[14] – Jan, 1932[15] 		Succeeded by
John A. Giffard
Preceded by
Herbert A. C. Lane 		Captain of H.M.S. Fearless
3 Jan, 1936[16][17] – 18 Jan, 1938[18] 		Succeeded by
Kenneth L. Harkness
Preceded by
William A. R. Cartwright 		Captain of H.M.S. Mackay
28 Sep, 1938[19] – 9 Oct, 1938[20] 		Succeeded by
Philip L. Vian
Preceded by
William Spencer Leveson-Gower 		Captain (D), Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla
28 Sep, 1938[21] – 9 Oct, 1938[22] 		Succeeded by
Jocelyn S. C. Salter
Preceded by
Terence H. Back 		Captain of H.M.S. Capetown
3 Nov, 1940[23] – 19 Jun, 1941[24] 		Succeeded by
Henry H. Robson
Preceded by
Henry H. Robson 		Captain of H.M.S. Capetown
24 Sep, 1941[25] – 17 Nov, 1942[26] 		Succeeded by
Henry H. Robson
Preceded by
Cecil S. Sandford 		Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke
24 Mar, 1943[27] – 12 Jan, 1944[28] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  2. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  3. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  4. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  5. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  6. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  7. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 271.
  9. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  10. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  11. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  12. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  13. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  14. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  15. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  16. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 239.
  18. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  19. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130. Day of month is blurry.
  20. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  21. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130. Day of month is blurry.
  22. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  23. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  24. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  25. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  26. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  27. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.
  28. ↑ James Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/130. f. 130.

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