Warren Hastings D'Oyly
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Vice-Admiral Warren Hastings D'Oyly, Royal Navy, Retired (3 August, 1867 – 22 March, 1950) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
D'Oyly was promoted to Captain on 30 June, 1908.[1]
In November 1912, D'Oyly was made Captain of Lancaster.[2]
In August 1915, he assumed command of the armoured cruiser Donegal.[3]
Bibliography
- "Vice-Admiral W. H. D'Oyly" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 27 March, 1950. Issue 51650, col E, p. 7.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edmund H. Smith |
Captain of H.M.S. Pegasus 1905 |
Succeeded by George C. Quayle |
| Preceded by Hugh H. D. Tothill |
Captain of H.M.S. Lancaster 5 Nov, 1912[4] |
Succeeded by John R. Segrave |
| Preceded by Charles D. Carpendale |
Captain of H.M.S. Donegal 7 Aug, 1915[5] |
Succeeded by Leonard L. P. Willan |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 22.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 336.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393r.
