FLAG RANK FOR SIR R. Y. TYRWHITT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 163, 30 March 1918, Page 2

FLAG RANK FOR SIR R. Y. TYRWHITT

•A BRILLIANT WAR RECORD. It was announced at the Admiralty last week (says "The Times" of January 25) that Commander Sir Reginald Y.' Tyrwhitt, K.C.8., D.5.0., A.D.C., has been appointed an .Acting RearAdmiral to date January 8. The 'announcement- that Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt lias been given the acting rank of Rear-Admiral will be received throughout the country with _ great satisfaction. From tho beginning <if the war Sir Reginald has played a brilliant part in many of the Sotablo exploits of the cruisers and destroyers of the Harwich Division, which he has commanded. Hβ has made a great reputation, and last July received thfl well-deserved honour of the K.C.B. He has, in tho course of the war, been made a C.B. for the Bight affair, and received the D.S.O. after the Dogger Bank action. In the action in the Heligoland Bight on August 28.1914, Sir Reginald commanded the destroyer flotilla, with his broacl pennant in the Arethusa, a-newly-built ship which had not been 48 hours out of the dockyard before she was engaged with the enemy. The gallantly of the Commodore, with his i skilful handling of the ship and tho forco under his command, were referred to in the dispatches of the Rear-Ad-miral commanding the light cruisers and destroyers. The Arethusa had at one time all her guns, with the exception of a 6-inch, temporarily disabled, j and fire broke out on board. She was, | however, again brought into action, fought gloriously, and was of material assistance iiv the destruction of the German cruisers.