Subfondo GB 0064 BAY/1-3 - Baynes, Henry Compton Anderson (1852-1922)

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GB 0064 BAY/1-3 1866-1901 Subfonds 1 box Baynes , Henry Compton Anderson , 1852-1922 , Rear Admiral

Baynes, son of Robert Lambert Baynes (q.v.), joined the Navy in 1866 and became a lieutenant in 1877. He served in the Pembroke, 1893 to 1895, and was promoted to captain in 1897. After attending gunnery and torpedo courses, his first active service as captain was briefly in the Minerva, 1899, and then in the Mildura, Australian Station, in 1900. He retired in 1902, advancing to the rank of rear-admiral in 1907.

The papers were presented in 1936 by Mrs H.C.A. Baynes and Miss Nias, both of whom were daughters of Admiral Sir Joseph Nias (q.v.). Another family link is that at the Battle of Navarino, 1827, Admiral Nias and Robert Lambert Baynes were First Lieutenant and Second Captain respectively in the Asia.

Papers of Henry Compton Anderson Baynes inclusing official service documents, 1866 to 1901; an article on 'Armament of Battleships', undated; a letter, 1888, concerning Whitehead torpedoes; a few letters about Baynes's fishery protection work in the North Sea in the 1890s and three night order books, 1893, 1895 and 1901.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

English

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Edited by Sarah Drewery, Jun 2011.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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The papers were presented in 1936 by Mrs H.C.A. Baynes and Miss Nias, both of whom were daughters of Admiral Sir Joseph Nias (q.v.). Another family link is that at the Battle of Navarino, 1827, Admiral Nias and Robert Lambert Baynes were First Lieutenant and Second Captain respectively in the Asia.

Papers of Henry Compton Anderson Baynes inclusing official service documents, 1866 to 1901; an article on 'Armament of Battleships', undated; a letter, 1888, concerning Whitehead torpedoes; a few letters about Baynes's fishery protection work in the North Sea in the 1890s and three night order books, 1893, 1895 and 1901.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

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English

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• inglés