Difference between revisions of "Francis Hutchinson Laprimaudaye Lewin"
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
Lewin was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1915.{{NLJan21|p. 344}} | Lewin was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1915.{{NLJan21|p. 344}} | ||
| − | On 1 June 1917 he was awarded the [[Royal Humane Society Silver Medal]] for saving life at sea. | + | On 1 June 1917 he was awarded the [[Royal Humane Society Silver Medal]] for saving life at sea. |
| + | |||
| + | In February 1918, Lewin received the [[Stanhope Medal]] for the following act of gallantry:{{ToL|Naval Commander's Gallantry|Wednesday, Feb 13, 1918; pg. 7; Issue 41712}} | ||
| + | <blockquote> | ||
| + | At 8.15 p.m. on February 8, 1917, one of H.M. ships struck a mine at sea about four miles off Dungeness and sank in a few minutes, there being a heavy sea running at the time. With the intention of picking up survivors a trawler steamed over the position, but in putting out her boat it was damaged and broke adrift, thereby losing the only means of rescuing those in the water. Shortly afterwards Commander Lewin drifted alongside with two men clinging to him, and though well knowing that he might drift away again at any moment, as others had already done, he called out to those on board the trawler to take the men, first supporting the second man while the first was being dragged on board, Eventually, all three were rescued in a state of great exhaustion after being thirty minutes in the water. The weather was very cold, the deck of the trawler being covered with ice. | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
Lewin was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 13 July 1922, and promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} (retired) on 29 October, 1925. | Lewin was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 13 July 1922, and promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} (retired) on 29 October, 1925. | ||
Revision as of 15:15, 17 December 2018
Captain (retired) Francis Hutchinson Laprimaudaye Lewin, (29 October, 1880 – 7 August, 1953) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Lewin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1901.
Lewin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1908.
Lewin was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.[1]
On 1 June 1917 he was awarded the Royal Humane Society Silver Medal for saving life at sea.
In February 1918, Lewin received the Stanhope Medal for the following act of gallantry:[2]
At 8.15 p.m. on February 8, 1917, one of H.M. ships struck a mine at sea about four miles off Dungeness and sank in a few minutes, there being a heavy sea running at the time. With the intention of picking up survivors a trawler steamed over the position, but in putting out her boat it was damaged and broke adrift, thereby losing the only means of rescuing those in the water. Shortly afterwards Commander Lewin drifted alongside with two men clinging to him, and though well knowing that he might drift away again at any moment, as others had already done, he called out to those on board the trawler to take the men, first supporting the second man while the first was being dragged on board, Eventually, all three were rescued in a state of great exhaustion after being thirty minutes in the water. The weather was very cold, the deck of the trawler being covered with ice.
Lewin was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 13 July 1922, and promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 29 October, 1925.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George St. J. Llewellyn |
Captain of H.M.S. Veronica 27 Feb, 1920[3] |
Succeeded by Bernard Buxton |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 344.
- ↑ "Naval Commander's Gallantry." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Feb 13, 1918; pg. 7; Issue 41712.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 883.
