Nigel Clarence Wand-Tetley

1924 - 1972  (47 years)

• Name	Nigel Clarence Wand-Tetley  [1, 2]
  Birth	08 Feb 1924	Roberts Heights, Pretoria, South Africa   [1, 2]
  Baptism	02 Mar 1924	Military Church, Roberts Heights, Pretoria, South Africa   [1]
  Occupation	1942 - 1969	Officer, Royal Navy  [3]
  Post/Rank/Title	- 1969	Lieut-Commander  [3]
  Death	05 Feb 1972	Dover ; Cause: Open verdict  [2, 4]
  	Lieutenant-Commander Nigel Tetley, who won a consolation prize of £1,000 for his performance in The Sunday Times Golden Globe round-the-world yacht race in 1969, was found dead on Saturday near Dover. He was 47. Tetley lost his chance of victory when his trimaran Victress broke up only 1,200 miles from Plymouth on his way home. He was picked up from his dinghy by a tanker north of the Azores after a voyage of nearly nine months. [The Times]
  Notes	* Tetley, Nigel. Trimaran solo: the story of Victress' circumnavigation and last voyage. Lymington: Nautical Publishing Co., 1970. * Eakin, Chris. A Race Too Far. London: Ebury Press, 2009.
  Person ID	I1406	Tatham | Heathcote branch | Descendant
  Last Modified	04 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	Thomas Harrison Wand,   b. 26 Sep 1890, Esplanade Hotel, Paignton ,   d. 04 Feb 1956, Jersey  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Cécile Florence Tatham,   b. 20 Sep 1894, Pietermaritzburg, Natal ,   d. 09 Jan 1980, Jersey  (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	26 Aug 1918	St John & St Philip, The Hague, Netherlands   [1, 5]
  	The wedding took place at the English Church, The Hague, Holland, preceded by the Civil Ceremony at the Town Hall, at 11 a.m. the same day. The reception following the wedding was held at the British Legation, at the invitation of Sir Walter and Lady Susan Townley. [Curtis] married 29 Aug per Curtis & TFSA; 26 Aug per The Times.
  Family ID	F0098	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2013
  Family ID	F0888	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Last Modified	03 Oct 2012
  Family ID	F0889	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham. [S02] BMD Index, death reg Dover, 1Q1972. b 08 Feb 1924 [S07] Other Sources, Michael Scott. 'Special Forces Commander', Pen & Sword, 2011 [S05] The Times, obituary, 07 Feb 1972. [S05] The Times, marriage notice, 09 Sep 1918.