IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0064 BAY/1-3
Held at: National Maritime Museum
Title: Baynes, Henry Compton Anderson (1852-1922)
Date(s): 1866-1901
Level of description: sub-fonds
Extent: 1 box
Name of creator(s): Baynes | Henry Compton Anderson | 1852-1922 | Rear Admiral
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
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.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
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.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Please contact the Archive for further information.
Conditions governing reproduction:
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Finding aids:
Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
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.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Edited by Sarah Drewery, Jun 2011.
Date(s) of descriptions: 2010-08-26