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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Louis Alkin|Thomas L. Alkin]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Skate (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Skate'']]'''<br>18 Dec, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 270}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Humphrey Gilbert Scott|Humphrey G. Scott]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Louis Alkin|Thomas L. Alkin]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Skate (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Skate'']]'''<br>18 Dec, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 270}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Humphrey Gilbert Scott|Humphrey G. Scott]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Godfrey Wood Deneys|James G. W. Deneys]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vidette (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vidette'']]'''<br>15 Dec, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 288}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Broadmead Roope|Gerald B. Roope]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Godfrey Wood Deneys|James G. W. Deneys]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vidette (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vidette'']]'''<br>15 Dec, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 288}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Broadmead Roope|Gerald B. Roope]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Foresight (1934)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Foresight'']]'''<br>17 May, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 240}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Herbert Huntley|John H. Huntley]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Stuart Austen Buss|Stuart A. Buss]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Electra (1934)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Electra'']]'''<br>28 Jan, 1941 – 27 Feb, 1942|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Stuart Austen Buss|Stuart A. Buss]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Electra (1934)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Electra'']]'''<br>28 Jan, 1941 – 27 Feb, 1942|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Lost'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 20:44, 25 December 2018
Commander Cecil Wakeford May, (9 June, 1899 – 27 February, 1942) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
May was killed when the destroyer Electra was sunk under his command at the Battle of Java Sea.
See Also
Bibliography
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Preceded by Thomas L. Alkin |
Captain of H.M.S. Skate 18 Dec, 1930[1] |
Succeeded by Humphrey G. Scott |
Preceded by James G. W. Deneys |
Captain of H.M.S. Vidette 15 Dec, 1933[2] |
Succeeded by Gerald B. Roope |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Foresight 17 May, 1935[3] |
Succeeded by John H. Huntley |
Preceded by Stuart A. Buss |
Captain of H.M.S. Electra 28 Jan, 1941 – 27 Feb, 1942 |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes