| David Hart Dyke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 October 1938 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands held | HMS Coventry |
| Battles/wars | Falklands War |
| Awards |
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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 which was sunk during the Falklands War.[1][2]
In 1967 he married Diana Margaret Luce, daughter of Sir William Luce; they have two daughters, Miranda and Alice. 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][3] A film based on his memoirs is currently in pre-production by Crab Apple Films, titled Destroyer and planned for release in 2014 starring Paul Bettany as Captain Hart Dyke.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.[unreliable source]
- ↑ "David Hart Dyke, the captain of HMS Coventry recalls the horror of his ship sinking in the Falklands War: 'It was black, with people on fire...'". Daily Telegraph. 18 May 2012. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands/9272406/David-Hart-Dyke-the-captain-of-HMS-Coventry-recalls-the-horror-of-his-ship-sinking-in-the-Falklands-War-It-was-black-with-people-on-fire....html.
- ↑ Hart-Dyke, David (2008). Four Weeks in May: A Captain's Story of War at Sea. Atlantic Books. ISBN 1-84354-591-8.
- ↑ Destroyer http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2489736/?ref_=sr_2
External links[]
- 'Hart Dyke, Captain David’, Who's Who 2011, A & C Black, 2011; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2010 ; online edn, Oct 2010 accessed 15 July 2011
- "'I might slip quietly beneath the waves'". Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 31 May 2007. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3665489/I-might-slip-quietly-beneath-the-waves.html. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- Captain David Hart-Dyke at United Agents
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