Theodore Evelyn Johnstone Bigg

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Captain Theodore Evelyn Johnstone Bigg, R.N. (5 September, 1878 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Bigg was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 64 on 11 July, 1899 for manoeuvres.[1]

Bigg was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1901.[2]

In June, 1904, he completed at 10 day navigation course in Talbot. Captain Bayly noted that Bigg "would do well if placed in command of a T.B.D.." This advice would prove resonant, as Bigg enjoyed a considerable number of destroyer commands.[3]

Bigg was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 27 on 12 February, 1913.[4]

Bigg was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.[5]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Cheerful on 27 January, 1914 and would be in her through the first year of the war.

Great War

Bigg left Cheerful for a brief stint in command of Beagle on 22 September, 1915, followed by a series of additional destroyer commands. Some confusion exists about the span of a second command of Badger, but he seems to have missed the Battle of Jutland.

Bigg was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1918, and appointed in command of the scout cruiser Bellona on 15 November, 1918.[6] Sadly for him, his ship was under refit during the surrender of the High Sea Fleet.

Post-War

Bigg was placed on the Retired List upon his relief as Captain (D) of the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla on 16 August, 1922.[7]

World War II

Bigg was made the Naval Representative on the Joint Recruiting Board of the University of Liverpool, including the University College of North Wales, Bangor on 2 September, 1939, but was reverted to the Retired List on 4 November.[8]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John B. Hancock 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 64
11 Jul, 1899[9] 		Succeeded by
James W. Cottrell
Preceded by
Leonard A. B. Donaldson 		Captain of H.M.S. Rocket
3 Aug, 1906[10] – mid 1907 		Succeeded by
Reginald Henniker-Heaton
Preceded by
Percy W. Pontifex 		Captain of H.M.S. Exe
15 Jun, 1908[11] 		Succeeded by
James U. Farie
Preceded by
Stanley V. Ellis 		Captain of H.M.S. Ness
10 Sep, 1909[12] 		Succeeded by
Edmund A. T. de P. de la Poer
Preceded by
Hugh B. Worsley 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 8
16 May, 1911[13] 		Succeeded by
Roger L'E. M. Rede
Preceded by
Raymond J. Harris-St. John 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 27
12 Feb, 1913[14] 		Succeeded by
John P. Burton
Preceded by
Robert Makin 		Captain of H.M.S. Cheerful
27 Jan, 1914[15] 		Succeeded by
Harman A. L. Bond
Preceded by
Charles A. Fremantle 		Captain of H.M.S. Badger
11 Apr, 1916[16] 		Succeeded by
Alan M. Yeats-Brown
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Valhalla
12 Jul, 1917[17] 		Succeeded by
Dashwood F. Moir
Preceded by
Ernest W. Denison 		Captain of H.M.S. Bellona
15 Nov, 1918[18] – 1919[Fact Check] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "The Naval Mobilization". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue 35877, col C, p. 10.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 7.
  3. ↑ Bigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/9. f. 10.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1918). p. 340.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 739.
  7. ↑ Bigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/9. f. 10.
  8. ↑ Bigg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/9. f. 10.
  9. ↑ "The Naval Mobilization". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue 35877, col C, p. 10.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 368.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 312.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 348.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 400.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 400.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392s.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392i.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398p.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 739.


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