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− | '''Stuart Austen Buss''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} '''Stuart Austen Buss''', M.V.O, D.S.C. (26 March, 1900 – 13 November, 1943) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. His Service Record has him as "Austin", but other sources seem to agree on "Austen". |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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− | Buss was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | + | Buss was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 August, 1922. |
− | Buss was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | |
− | Buss | + | Buss was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 August, 1930. |
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− | + | ==World War II== | |
− | + | Buss was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1940. | |
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+ | Buss superseded [[William Napier Petch]] in command of the {{UK-Dulverton|f=t}} in January, 1943 and died in November of that year when she was sunk by a glider bomb in the Eastern Mediterranean. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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− | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+ | + | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+196+Stuart+Buss Service Records] |
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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Meredith Stanton Spalding|Meredith S. Spalding]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Verity (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Verity'']]'''<br>3 Feb, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 283}} – late 1934|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Roderick Cosmo Gordon|Roderick C. Gordon]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Eric Perceval Hinton|Eric P. Hinton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Tiverton (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Tiverton'']]'''<br>18 Jul, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 280}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Leslie Graham Adams|William L. G. Adams]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Foxhound (1934)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Foxhound'']]'''<br>9 Jan, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 240}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Philip Henry Hadow|Philip H. Hadow]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Stanley Napier Blackburn|Stanley N. Blackburn]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Electra (1934)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Electra'']]'''<br>31 Jul, 1939 – 28 Jan, 1941|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Wakeford May|Cecil W. May]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Stanley Napier Blackburn|Stanley N. Blackburn]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Electra (1934)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Electra'']]'''<br>31 Jul, 1939 – 28 Jan, 1941|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Wakeford May|Cecil W. May]]'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 13:07, 20 June 2019
Commander Stuart Austen Buss, M.V.O, D.S.C. (26 March, 1900 – 13 November, 1943) served in the Royal Navy. His Service Record has him as "Austin", but other sources seem to agree on "Austen".
Life & Career
Buss was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1922.
Buss was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1930.
World War II
Buss was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1940.
Buss superseded William Napier Petch in command of the Template:UK-Dulverton in January, 1943 and died in November of that year when she was sunk by a glider bomb in the Eastern Mediterranean.
See Also
Bibliography
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Meredith S. Spalding |
Captain of H.M.S. Verity 3 Feb, 1933[1] – late 1934 |
Succeeded by Roderick C. Gordon |
Preceded by Eric P. Hinton |
Captain of H.M.S. Tiverton 18 Jul, 1935[2] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by William L. G. Adams |
Captain of H.M.S. Foxhound 9 Jan, 1936[3] |
Succeeded by Philip H. Hadow |
Preceded by Stanley N. Blackburn |
Captain of H.M.S. Electra 31 Jul, 1939 – 28 Jan, 1941 |
Succeeded by Cecil W. May |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 283.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 240.