Cyril Douglas-Pennant

Admiral The Honourable

Sir Cyril Douglas-Pennant
Rear-Admiral Cyril Douglas-Pennant by Bernard Hailstone
Born7 April 1894
Died3 April 1961(1961-04-03) (aged 66)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
Years of service1907–1953
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMS Despatch
The Nore
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Cross

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.

Born the son of Frank Douglas-Pennant, 5th Baron Penrhyn, Cyril Douglas-Pennant joined the Royal Navy in 1907.[1] He served in World War I.[1]

He also served in World War II as Captain of the cruiser HMS Despatch.[2] He went on to command the assault forces from HMS Bulolo which landed on Gold Beach during the Normandy landings in 1944.[3]

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.[1] 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.[1] He retired in 1953.[1]

Family

In 1917 he married Phyllis Constance Leigh.[4] Following a divorce from his first wife, he married Sheila Brotherhood in 1937.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  2. ^ Uboat.net
  3. ^ Combined operations
  4. ^ a b The Peerage.com
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
1952–1953 		Succeeded by