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Lowndes was made a {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1895.<ref>Lowndes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>
 
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Lowndes was appointed to the {{UK-Commonwealth|f=t}} in 1905 and remained in her when he was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1906.<ref>Lowndes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>
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He decided in September 1907 at this juncture to transfer from the navigation branch to the executive branch of the navy, and a Commander (N) was brought to the {{UK-Commonwealth}}, and Lowndes became the executive officer.
  
 
Lowndes was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1913.<ref>Lowndes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>
 
Lowndes was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1913.<ref>Lowndes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 470.</ref>

Revision as of 16:27, 11 September 2019

Captain Alexander Lowndes, C.B., Royal Navy (26 March, 1874 – 20 March, 1921) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Lowndes was made a Lieutenant on 31 December, 1895.[1]

Lowndes was appointed to the battleship Commonwealth in 1905 and remained in her when he was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1906.[2]

He decided in September 1907 at this juncture to transfer from the navigation branch to the executive branch of the navy, and a Commander (N) was brought to the Commonwealth, and Lowndes became the executive officer.

Lowndes was promoted to Captain on 30 June, 1913.[3]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Hibernia on 29 August, 1913.[4]

Lowndes was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Antrim on 23 July, 1915.[5]

Lowndes served as captain of Leviathan from 9 August 1916 until being appointed to command the battleship Hercules on 12 February, 1918.[6]

Post-War

Browning went to the Admiralty as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel, and Lowndes was appointed his Naval Assistant on 30 March, 1919.[7]

He was appointed Chief of Staff to Browning, now Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, on 30 September, 1920.[8]

Lowndes died on 20 March, 1921, in the Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth, following an operation for carcinoma of the rectum.[9]

Bibliography

  • "Captain A. Lowndes, C.B., R.N." (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 23 March, 1921. Issue 42676, col E, p. 13.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Cyril T. M. Fuller 		Captain of H.M.S. Alacrity
27 Jan, 1910[10][11] – 8 Feb, 1912[12] 		Succeeded by
Charles L. Lambe
Preceded by
Ernest K. Loring 		Captain of H.M.S. Hibernia
29 Aug, 1913[13][14] – 23 Jul, 1915[15] 		Succeeded by
Vernon H. S. Haggard
Preceded by
Vincent B. Molteno 		Captain of H.M.S. Antrim
23 Jul, 1915[16][17] – 9 Aug, 1916[18] 		Succeeded by
Reginald A. Norton
Preceded by
Marcus R. Hill 		Captain of H.M.S. Leviathan
9 Aug, 1916[19][20] – Jan, 1918[21] 		Succeeded by
Francis M. Austin
Preceded by
Henry W. Parker 		Captain of H.M.S. Hercules
12 Feb, 1918[22][23] – 30 Mar, 1919[24] 		Succeeded by
William L. Elder
Preceded by
The Hon. Herbert Meade
as Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord 		Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel
30 Mar, 1919[25][26] – 30 Sep, 1920[27] 		Succeeded by
Arthur J. Davies

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
  2. ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
  3. ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 330.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392c.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 812.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 1812.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 790.
  9. ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
  10. ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 274.
  12. ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 330.
  14. ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
  15. ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392b.
  17. ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
  18. ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395b.
  20. ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
  21. ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 812.
  23. ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
  24. ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 1812.
  26. ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.
  27. ↑ Lowndes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 470.

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