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− | '''Byron Plantagenet Cary''' ( – ) was | + | {{LCommRN}} {{HON}} '''Byron Plantagenet Cary''', D.S.O., Baronet (25 January, 1887 – 16 September, 1917) was a submarine officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Cary was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1908.{{NLMar13|p. 14}} On 1 May, 1909, he was appointed to {{UK-Mercury}} for instruction in submarines. On 10 September, 1909 Cary was appointed in command of {{UK-C30}}.<ref>Cary Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/270.|D7604682}} f. 311.</ref> | |
− | Cary was | + | Cary was next appointed in command of the {{UK-A11|f=t}} on 7 December, 1911. He was appointed in command of the {{UK-C10|f=t}} on 1 June, 1914 when his second successive appointment in ''A 11'' ended.<ref>Cary Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/270.|D7604682}} f. 311.</ref> |
− | Cary was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Cary served in command of {{UK-H10}} from August, 1915 until July of 1916, during which time he conducted six patrols after which he was appointed in command of the new {{UK-G9}}, in which he would conduct fifteen patrols as part of the {{UK-SF|10}}. He was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1916.<ref>Cary Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/270.|D7604682}} f. 311.</ref> |
− | Cary | + | Cary and all but one of his crew died when {{UK-G9}} was rammed and sunk by {{UK-Pasley}} in error on 16 September, 1917{{KindellROH2|p. 402}} after ''G 9'' had mistaken the destroyer for a U-boat. Cary was posthumously awarded a D.S.O. for arduous service in command of submarines, gazetted 2 November, 1917. His Badge and Warrant for the award were forwarded to his father, the Right Honorable (Twelfth) Viscount Falkland on 11 January, 1918.<ref>Cary Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/270.|D7604682}} f. 311.</ref> |
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− | {{WP| | + | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Byron+Plantagenet+Cary Service Records] |
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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Campbell Street|George C. Street]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. C 10 (1907)|Captain of H.M.S. ''C 10'']]'''<br>1 Jun, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 285}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ronald Adair Trevor|Ronald A. Trevor]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:24, 6 April 2022
Lieutenant-Commander THE HONOURABLE Byron Plantagenet Cary, D.S.O., Baronet (25 January, 1887 – 16 September, 1917) was a submarine officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cary was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1908.[1] On 1 May, 1909, he was appointed to Mercury for instruction in submarines. On 10 September, 1909 Cary was appointed in command of C 30.[2]
Cary was next appointed in command of the submarine A 11 on 7 December, 1911. He was appointed in command of the submarine C 10 on 1 June, 1914 when his second successive appointment in A 11 ended.[3]
Cary served in command of H 10 from August, 1915 until July of 1916, during which time he conducted six patrols after which he was appointed in command of the new G 9, in which he would conduct fifteen patrols as part of the Tenth Submarine Flotilla. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1916.[4]
Cary and all but one of his crew died when G 9 was rammed and sunk by Pasley in error on 16 September, 1917[5] after G 9 had mistaken the destroyer for a U-boat. Cary was posthumously awarded a D.S.O. for arduous service in command of submarines, gazetted 2 November, 1917. His Badge and Warrant for the award were forwarded to his father, the Right Honorable (Twelfth) Viscount Falkland on 11 January, 1918.[6]
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Walter E. Scott |
Captain of H.M.S. A 11 7 Dec, 1911[7] – 1 Jun, 1914 |
Succeeded by Ernest G. Ebblewhite |
Preceded by George C. Street |
Captain of H.M.S. C 10 1 Jun, 1914[8] |
Succeeded by Ronald A. Trevor |
Preceded by Alexander H. Quicke |
Captain of H.M.S. H 10 6 Aug, 1915 – 5 Jul, 1916 |
Succeeded by Gilbert E. Venning |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. G 9 5 Jul, 1916 – 16 Sep, 1917[9] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 14.
- ↑ Cary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/270. f. 311.
- ↑ Cary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/270. f. 311.
- ↑ Cary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/270. f. 311.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 402.
- ↑ Cary Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/270. f. 311.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 285.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 402.