Alexander Cyril Montagu
Lieutenant Alexander Cyril Montagu, R.N. (17 September, 1890 – 26 November, 1914) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Lieutenant R. A. C. Montagu, R.N. retired and J. P. for Antrim/Londonderry.
He entered the Training Establishment in September, 1903. Upon passing out on 15 May 1908 he was appointed to the battleship Commonwealth. On 5 May 1909, he was appointed to the battleship Bellerophon.
On 11 November, 1909, he was appointed to the destroyer Cossack. On 17 April, 1910, he was appointed to the second class protected cruiser Juno, but on 14 May he was assigned to the battleship Agamemnon, in which he spent a year.[1]
In April 1911 he invented a gas turbine for propelling torpedoes. He was thanked for his efforts, but the device was not adopted. He participated in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1911 in the destroyer Liffey.[2]
On 27 October 1911, he was appointed to the light cruiser Newcastle.[3]
Montagu was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 15 September, 1912. He left Newcastle on 4 June, 1913 to take passage home in the armoured cruiser Kent. On 14 October 1913, he was admitted to Haslar Hospital with jaundice. He was declared fit on 1 November.[4]
Montagu was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 September, 1914, having just qualified in torpedoes.[5]
Montagu was appointed to the battleship Bulwark for the Test Mobilisation and would die in her when she blew up at anchor on 26 November, 1914.[6]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Montagu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/9. f. 8.
- ↑ Montagu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/9. f. 8.
- ↑ Montagu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/9. f. 8.
- ↑ Montagu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/9. f. 8.
- ↑ Montagu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/9. f. 8.
- ↑ Montagu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/9. f. 8.
