4 August 1957(1957-08-04) (aged 69) Charminster, Dorset
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Navy
Years of service
1902–1945
Rank
Vice Admiral
Commands held
Fifth Sea Lord (1941–42) HMS Glorious (1937–39) 5th Destroyer Flotilla (1933–35) HMS Exmouth (1934–35) HMS Wallace (1933–34) HMS Despatch (1932–33) HMS Danae (1931–32)
Battles/wars
First World War
Gallipoli campaign
Italian front
Second World War
Norwegian campaign
Battle of the Mediterranean
Operation MB8
Battle of Taranto
Operation Pedestal
Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches Order of the Crown of Italy
Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Lumley St George Lyster, KCB, CVO, CBE, DSO (27 April 1888 – 4 August 1957)[1] was a Royal Navy officer during the Second World War.
Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Lumley St George Lyster, KCB, CVO, CBE, DSO (27 April 1888 – 4 August 1957) was a Royal Navy officer during the Second World War...
staff to re-examine all plans for attacking Taranto. He was advised by LumleyLyster, the captain of Glorious, that his Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo...
naval aviator of the Fleet Air Arm to reach flag rank Vice-Admiral Sir LumleyLyster (1888–1957): drew up attack plan in 1935 that was used for the Battle...
advance base in the new port of Taranto in the "heel" of Italy. Captain LumleyLyster of the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious proposed that his Fairey Swordfish...
under the direction of Vice-Admiral Neville Syfret, Rear Admirals LumleyLyster and Harold Burrough and the Naval Staff. Syfret transferred to HMS Nelson...
Belligerents United Kingdom Italy Commanders and leaders Andrew Cunningham LumleyLyster Inigo Campioni Units involved Mediterranean Fleet Force H Regia Marina...
Military offices Preceded by Vacant (Last held by Sir LumleyLyster) Fifth Sea Lord 1943–1945 Succeeded by Sir Thomas Troubridge Preceded by Sir Bruce...
(1971-1979) Flag Officer, Carrier Training and Administration - Vice Admiral LumleyLyster 1943-1945 Flag Officer Dover Flag Officer, East Africa Flag Officer...
Ramsay 1938–1939 Vice Admiral Sir Guy Royle 1939–1941 Rear Admiral Sir LumleyLyster 1941–1942 Note: the title was in abeyance from 1942 to 1943 although...
Preceded by Sir Alexander Ramsay Fifth Sea Lord 1939–1941 Succeeded by Sir LumleyLyster Preceded by Sir Ragnar Colvin Chief of the Australian Naval Staff 1941–1945...
Brian Markinson, Matt Frewer, Katharine Isabelle, Melanie Papalia, Scott Lyster, Anne Marie DeLuise, James Kirk, Andrew Francis, Adrian Holmes, Vanessa...
Candidate Votes % ±% Unionist George Hennessy 17,560 44.8 Labour Robert Arthur Lyster 14,326 36.6 Liberal Frances Josephy 7,278 18.6 Majority 3,234 8.2 Turnout...
Major-General Sir Henry Lukin General Henry Lumley Major-General Sir James Rutherford Lumley General Sir William Lumley Brigadier-General Alfred Forbes Lumsden...
Arundel (seat 2/2) The Viscount Gage – sat for Tewkesbury Replaced by John Lumley 1728 Ashburton (seat 1/2) Richard Reynell Tory Ashburton (seat 2/2) Roger...
traveler, writer Princess Der Ling China 8 June 1885 22 November 1944 Writer Lyster Hoxie Dewey United States 1865 1944 Botanist Wilhelm Diehl [de] Germany...
Whig Argyllshire (seat 1/1) Sir James Campbell Arundel (seat 1/2) Thomas Lumley Arundel (seat 2/2) Joseph Micklethwaite Ashburton (seat 1/2) Richard Reynell...
Whig Arundel (seat 1/2) Sir John Shelley, Bt Whig Arundel (seat 2/2) John Lumley - died Replaced by Garton Orme 1739 Ashburton (seat 1/2) Sir William Yonge...
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