George Bridges Lewis

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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 promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1902.

Lewis was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1913.

Lewis was appointed in command of the depot ship Alecto on 1 March, 1914, and for duty with submarines.[2]

Lewis was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1918.

Lewis was appointed in command of the light cruiser Inconstant on 22 October, 1919.[3]

He was placed on the Retired List on the expiration of his full pay sick leave, dated 11 September 1922.

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Lewis was superseded in command of the armed merchant cruiser Carnarvon Castle by Martin John Coucher de Meric on 19 May, 1940.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
John Casement
Captain of H.M.S. Rapid
May, 1912 – Jan, 1914
Succeeded by
Charles G. Brodie
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
Ernest W. Leir
Captain (S), First Submarine Flotilla
25 Jul, 1919[11] – 25 Jul, 1921[12]
Succeeded by
Cecil P. Talbot
Preceded by
Ralph Collins
Captain of H.M.S. Inconstant
22 Oct, 1919[13] – 25 Jul, 1921
Succeeded by
Cecil P. Talbot

Footnotes

  1. Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle (Portsmouth, England), 6 Feb 1897, p. 8.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 276-7.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 791.
  4. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 385.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 385.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 273.
  7. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398p.
  8. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398p.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398pp.
  10. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398p.
  11. Lewis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/74. f. 279.
  12. Lewis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/74. f. 279.
  13. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 791.