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Lewis was appointed in command of the {{UK-Alecto|f=t}} on 1 March, 1914, and for duty with submarines.{{NLApr14|p. 276-7}} | Lewis was appointed in command of the {{UK-Alecto|f=t}} on 1 March, 1914, and for duty with submarines.{{NLApr14|p. 276-7}} | ||
− | Lewis was appointed in command of the {{UK- | + | Lewis was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Inconstant|f=t}} on 22 October, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 791}} |
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− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Robinson Palmer|Alexander R. Palmer]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Thames (1885)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Thames'']]'''<br>10 Feb, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 398''p''}} – 1 Nov, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 398''p''}}{{NLDec16|p. 398''pp''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Robinson Palmer|Alexander R. Palmer]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Thames (1885)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Thames'']]'''<br>10 Feb, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 398''p''}} – 1 Nov, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 398''p''}}{{NLDec16|p. 398''pp''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Rodney Blane, Fourth Baronet|Sir Charles R. Blane]]'''}} |
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ralph Collins|Ralph Collins]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Inconstant (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Inconstant'']]'''<br>22 Oct, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 791}} – 25 Jul, 1921|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Ponsonby Talbot|Cecil P. Talbot]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ralph Collins|Ralph Collins]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Inconstant (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Inconstant'']]'''<br>22 Oct, 1919{{NLDec20|p. 791}} – 25 Jul, 1921|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Ponsonby Talbot|Cecil P. Talbot]]'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 17:39, 27 August 2019
Captain George Bridges Lewis (20 June, 1882 – 22 May, 1941) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Lewis entered the Royal Navy with the January, 1897 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia, passing in 2nd in order of merit with 1614 marks in the competitive entrance examinations.[1]
Lewis was appointed in command of the depot ship Alecto on 1 March, 1914, and for duty with submarines.[2]
Lewis was appointed in command of the light cruiser Inconstant on 22 October, 1919.[3]
Post-War
World War II
Lewis was superseded in command of the armed merchant cruiser Carnarvon Castle by Martin John Coucher de Meric on 19 May, 1940.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. C 5 14 Jan, 1908[4] |
Succeeded by Francis A. N. Cromie |
Preceded by Cornelius O. Regnart |
Captain of H.M.S. C 1 before Jan, 1910[5] – 1 Mar, 1910 |
Succeeded by Ferdinand E. B. Feilmann |
Preceded by George F. Cholmley |
Captain of H.M.S. Alecto 1 Mar, 1914[6] |
Succeeded by Stopford C. Douglas |
Preceded by Alexander R. Palmer |
Captain of H.M.S. Thames 10 Feb, 1915[7] – 1 Nov, 1915[8][9] |
Succeeded by Sir Charles R. Blane |
Preceded by Alexander R. Palmer |
Commander (S), Fifth Submarine Flotilla 10 Feb, 1915[10] |
Succeeded by Tom K. Triggs |
Preceded by Ralph Collins |
Captain of H.M.S. Inconstant 22 Oct, 1919[11] – 25 Jul, 1921 |
Succeeded by Cecil P. Talbot |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle (Portsmouth, England), 6 Feb 1897, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 276-7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 791.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 273.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398pp.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 791.