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'''Reginald Anstey Yonge''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CopmmRN}} (retired) '''Reginald Anstey Yonge''' (1 May, 1885 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Born in Queenstown, Ireland.  He gained three and half months time on passing out of Britannia on 15 May, 1901.
  
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He injured his knee in October 1902 while serving in {{UK-Grafton}}, causing him to be discharged as invalid for examination at Plymouth Hospital.  It is not clear how long it took him to recover.
  
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Yonge was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1907.<ref>Yonge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/269.|D7604366}}  f. ?.</ref>
  
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He commanded the {{UK-TB85|f=t}} in 1909.  At the end of the year, he had an appendectomy.  He went on to receive appointments in {{UK-Shannon}} and {{UK-Lancaster}}, but the second ended with him being invalided with defective vision, arriving home in {{UK-Doris}} on 22 September, 1910.  On 6 October, Yonge was retired as unfit for service after being surveyed at Plymouth Hospital.<ref>Yonge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/269.|D7604366}}  f. ?.</ref>
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Yonge was appointed in command of the {{UK-Turbulent|f=t}} on 21 June, 1920.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 878.</ref>
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==Great War==
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Yonge was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1915.<ref>Yonge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/269.|D7604366}}  f. ?.</ref>
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Yonge was appointed in command of the {{UK-Turbulent|f=t}} on 21 June, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 878}}
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==Post-War==
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Yonge was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 14 January, 1927.<ref>Yonge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/269.|D7604366}}  f. ?.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 16:39, 10 June 2016

Template:CopmmRN (retired) Reginald Anstey Yonge (1 May, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Queenstown, Ireland. He gained three and half months time on passing out of Britannia on 15 May, 1901.

He injured his knee in October 1902 while serving in Grafton, causing him to be discharged as invalid for examination at Plymouth Hospital. It is not clear how long it took him to recover.

Yonge was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1907.[1]

He commanded the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 85 in 1909. At the end of the year, he had an appendectomy. He went on to receive appointments in Shannon and Lancaster, but the second ended with him being invalided with defective vision, arriving home in Doris on 22 September, 1910. On 6 October, Yonge was retired as unfit for service after being surveyed at Plymouth Hospital.[2]

Great War

Yonge was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1915.[3]

Yonge was appointed in command of the destroyer Turbulent on 21 June, 1920.[4]

Post-War

Yonge was promoted to the rank of Commander on 14 January, 1927.[5]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edward C. Watson
as Captain of H.M. T.B. 54
Captain of H.M. T.B. 054
1 Feb, 1908[6]
Succeeded by
Arthur M. Y. Dane
as Captain of H.M. T.B. 054
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Turbulent
21 Jun, 1920[7]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Yonge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/269. f. ?.
  2. Yonge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/269. f. ?.
  3. Yonge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/269. f. ?.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 878.
  5. Yonge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/269. f. ?.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 399.
  7. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 878.

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