Service militaire
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RN (With seniority dated 01/04/1867).
In 1867 he served in HMS Aurora for Training.
He was appointed as a Midshipman RN (With seniority dated 18/06/1869).
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RN (With seniority dated 18/12/1873). (In his qualifying courses he obtained three firsts).
He was appointed as a Lieutenant RN (With seniority dated 16/04/1878).
He was appointed as a Commander RN (With seniority dated 31/12/1891).
He served in the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert as Commander 1893-1896.
He was appointed as a Captain RN (With seniority dated 13/05/1896).
He served in HMCS Niobe (In command) 1901.
He served as Superintendent Pembroke Dockyard 1904-06.
He was appointed as an AdC to HM the King 1905-1906.
He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral RN (With seniority dated 18/09/1906).
He served as Commanding Officer Devonport Division of Home Fleet 1908-1909.
He was appointed as a Vice-Admiral RN (With seniority dated 07/12/1913).
He was appointed as an Admiral RN (With seniority dated 10/02/1911) (He was retired 06/02/1914), (He was mobilized for World War One service 16/11/1914).
He was appointed as a Temporary Captain RNR 1914.
He was appointed as a Commodore (Temp.) RNR.
He served a Kingstown Ireland as Senior Naval Officer East Coast of Ireland. (He was demobilized 05/1919). (He was qualified for gunnery duties.)
Anecdotes
He escorted HIM the German Emperor from The Nore to Flushing in the Imperial Yacht in 1901.
He was appointed as a JP for Hants.
Références
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- MacFarlane, John M. (1994)
- Email (Kimberley John Lindsay - Nauticapedia 19/07/2015)
