Henry Leonard Bethune
Captain (retired) Henry Leonard Bethune, C.B.E. (17 October, 1858 – 24 May, 1939) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Bethune was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1882.
Bethune was placed on the Retired List with permission to assume the rank of Commander on 17 February, 1903. He did not simply retire, however. Instead, he signed up for a gunnery course at Portsmouth in March 1903. On 11 December 1903, he was appointed Lieutenant Instructor of the Bristol Division of the R.N.V.R.. On 21 June 1904, he was appointed Commander Instructor, being superseded on 31 March, 1908.
Bethune was found largely to blame in the loss of Caribbean on 26 September 1915.
He was appointed in command of the battleship Victorious on 23 November, 1915.[1]
Post-War
Bethune was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 11 November, 1918.
See Also
Papers
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frederick H. Eagles |
Captain of H.M.S. Spanker 27 Jan, 1897[2] – 3 Aug, 1899 |
Succeeded by Harry E. F. Worthington |
| Preceded by Frederic H. Walter |
Captain of H.M.S. Caribbean 12 Aug, 1915 – 26 Sep, 1915 |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
| Preceded by Rowland Nugent |
Captain of H.M.S. Victorious 23 Nov, 1915[3] – 7 Mar, 1919 |
Succeeded by Charles Tibbits |
| Preceded by The Hon. Stanhope Hawke as Captain of H.M.S. Prince George |
Captain of H.M.S. Victorious II mid 1918 |
Succeeded by John B. Sparks as Captain of H.M.S. Prince George |
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