Years of service 1907 - 1953 Rank Admiral Name Cyril Douglas-Pennant Allegiance United Kingdom | Died April 3, 1961 Service/branch Royal Navy | |
Commands held HMS Despatch
Nore Command Battles/wars World War I
World War II Awards Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Distinguished Service Order, Distinguished Service Cross | ||
Battles and wars World War I, World War II | ||
Admiral The Honourable Sir Cyril Eustace Douglas-Pennant KCB CBE DSO DSC (7 April 1894 – 3 April 1961) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
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Naval career
Born the son of Frank Douglas-Pennant, 5th Baron Penrhyn, Cyril Douglas-Pennant joined the Royal Navy in 1907. He served in World War I.
He also served in World War II as Captain of the cruiser HMS Despatch. He went on to command the assault forces from HMS Bulolo which landed on Gold Beach during the Normandy landings in 1944.
After the War he became Commandant of the Joint Services Staff College and then Flag Officer (Air) and Second in Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1948. He was appointed Senior Naval Representative for the British Joint Services Mission to Washington D. C. in 1950 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1952. He retired in 1953.
Family
In 1917 he married Phyllis Constance Leigh. Following a divorce from his first wife, he married Sheila Brotherhood in 1937.