Lindsay de Villiers
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Lieutenant-Commander Lindsay de Villiers, (21 July, 1904 – 10 April, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
De Villiers was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1927.
De Villiers was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1935.
De Villiers was killed when destroyer Hunter was lost in action against German destroyers in a Norwegian fjord.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frank R. W. Parish |
Captain of H.M.S. Amazon 15 Dec, 1936[1] – May, 1938[2] |
Succeeded by George J. Parker |
| Preceded by Francis J. Wylie |
Captain of H.M.S. Blanche 27 Aug, 1938[3] |
Succeeded by Robert M. Aubrey |
| Preceded by Alfred C. Behague |
Captain of H.M.S. Hunter 22 Aug, 1939[4] – 10 Apr, 1940[5] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 214.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, April 4, 1938, Issue 47960, p.25.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 8 July 1938, p. 28.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
