Cecil Alexander Severn
Commander Cecil Alexander Severn, R.N. (13 October, 1874 – 13 March, 1916) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Severn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1896.
Severn was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1908.
In August, 1910, Severn was cautioned for exceeding his wine bill. He was noted for possessing a fine talent at navigation, and had a "remarkable power of sighting buoys."
He was noted to be weak as an executive officer. By 1912, Captain Sinclair described him as being "v casual & slothful."
On 23 February 1916 he was admitted to Haslar Hospital for observation and possible epilepsy. Severn died in Haslar Hospital of "general paralysis of the insane", though the situation appeared to stem from an attempt to cut his own throat. The verdict was suicide while temporarily insane.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by James D. D. Stewart |
Captain of H.M.S. Isis 25 May, 1914[1] – Aug, 1914 |
Succeeded by James T. Bush |
| Preceded by Thomas F. T. Michell |
Captain of H.M.S. Terrible 12 Mar, 1915[2] |
Succeeded by Constantine H. Hughes-Onslow |
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