David Hart Dyke

David Hart Dyke
David Hart Dyke
Born 3 October 1938 (1938-10-03) (age 73)
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy
Rank Captain
Commands held HMS Coventry
Battles/wars Falklands War
Awards

Captain David Hart Dyke CBE LVO ADC RN (born 3 October 1938) is a retired Royal Navy Officer, former Aide-de-Camp to HM The Queen, and former Commanding officer of HMS Coventry, sunk during the Falklands War.[1]

In 1967 he married Diana Margaret Luce, daughter of Sir William Luce; they have two daughters, Miranda Hart and Alice Louisa Hart Dyke. His nephew is modern-day plant hunter Tom Hart Dyke, heir to Lullingstone Castle.

He is the author of the book Four Weeks in May: the Loss of HMS Coventry - a Captain's Story, a work based on transcripts of his diaries from the Falklands Conflict.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "ThePeerage.com - Index to the Royal Household, Aides-de-Camp to HM Queen Elizabeth II". http://www.thepeerage.com/index_royal.htm. Retrieved 22 January 2011. 
  2. ^ Hart-Dyke, David (2008). Four Weeks in May: A Captain's Story of War at Sea. Atlantic Books. ISBN 1843545918. 

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