Thomas John Spence Lyne
Rear-Admiral SIR Thomas John Spence Lyne, K.C.V.O., C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (25 August, 1870 – 25 December, 1955) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He was the first man in over half a century to rise from the lower deck to reach the rank of Captain, and the first to attain Flag Rank, albeit on the Retired List.
Early Life & Career
Lyne was specially promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 April, 1902, under the provisions of Article 261 of the King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions.[1]
Lyne was specially promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1919.[2]
On 25 August, 1925, Lyne was appointed a Companion in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).[3] On the same day, his fifty-fifth birthday, he was placed on the Retired List for age.[4] He was advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 3 April, 1931.[5]
In the King's Birthday Honours of 1935, Spence Lyne was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) on 3 June.[6] He was knighted by the King at an investiture held at Buckingham Palace on 9 July.[7]
Bibliography
- "Rear-Adml. Sir Thomas Lyne" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 28 December, 1955. Issue 53413, col C, pg. 11.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/170.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/143.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/125.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/91.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/68.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/50.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur T. Blackwood |
Captain of H.M.S. Ringdove 4 Jun, 1912[8] – late 1912 |
Succeeded by Longuet M. Darbyshire |
| Preceded by Lawrence L. Dundas |
Captain of H.M.S. Blenheim 1 Nov, 1922[9] |
Succeeded by Benjamin W. Barrow |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4198. 26 June, 1902.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31112. p. 364. 7 January, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33078. p. 5627. 25 August, 1925.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33079. p. 5968. 28 August, 1925.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33706. p. 2332. 10 April, 1931.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34166. p. 3600. (Supplement) 3 June, 1935.
- ↑ "Court Circular" (Court and Social). The Times. Wednesday, 10 July, 1935. Issue 47112, col B, p. 17.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 368.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 219.
