Albert Percy Addison

Admiral Albert P. Addison as a Rear-Admiral, November, 1927.
Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.

Admiral SIR Albert Percy Addison, K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G., Royal Navy (8 November, 1875 – 13 November, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Addison was born in Portsmouth on 8 November, 1875.

Addison was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 71 in July, 1896 for manoeuvres.

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 June, 1897.

He was given command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 110 on 21 July, 1903, for manoeuvres, and also command of Milford Flotilla.

Addison was appointed to Mercury and for command of the Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla on 20 November, 1907. Promotion to the rank of Commander followed swiftly on 31 December, 1907.

Addison married Mary H. Kellett on 15 August, 1908.

Addison was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1913.

Great War

In February 1915, Addison was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carysfort. In September, he became Captain of the light cruiser Dartmouth.

Addison directed the Dartmouth in action against Austro-Hungarian cruiser forces on December 29, 1915.

On 14 August, 1917, he was appointed in command of Maidstone, becoming Captain (S) of the Ninth Submarine Flotilla. He would retain this post through the end of the war.

Post-war

In January 1920, he was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Lion, relieving Wilfred Tomkinson. On 15 April, he became Director of Torpedoes and Mining.

In 1922, he succeeded John Saumarez Dumaresq as Rear-Admiral Commanding H.M. Australian Fleet.

On 2 November, 1923 Addison was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral.

Addison was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 28 February, 1929 and placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 March, though he would remain in his role as Director of Dockyards and Repair until being superseded by Vice-Admiral Cecil P. Talbot on 1 May, 1937.

Addison was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 31 December, 1932.

See Also

• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Charles L. Vaughan-Lee	Captain of H.M. T.B. 71 8 Jul, 1896 – 18 Aug, 1896	Succeeded by William R. Napier
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M. T.B. 110 21 Jul, 1903 – 20 Aug, 1903	Succeeded by Geoffrey C. Candy
Preceded by Frederick L. Attenborough	Captain of H.M.S. Hazard 12 Nov, 1906 – 20 Nov, 1907	Succeeded by Algernon H. C. Candy
Preceded by Robert W. Johnson	Captain of H.M.S. Forth 5 Jan, 1909 – 1909	Succeeded by Algernon H. C. Candy
Preceded by Frank Brandt	Captain of H.M.S. Bonaventure 17 Nov, 1909 – 1910	Succeeded by Frank Brandt
Preceded by Frank Brandt as In Command, Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla	Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla 17 Nov, 1909 – 1910	Succeeded by Wilfred Tomkinson as In Command, Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla
Preceded by Arthur K. Waistell	Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort 9 Feb, 1915 – Aug, 1915	Succeeded by Charles J. Wintour
Preceded by Judge D'Arcy	Captain of H.M.S. Dartmouth 9 Sep, 1915 – 30 Jun, 1917	Succeeded by Herbert W. W. Hope
Preceded by Arthur K. Waistell	Captain of H.M.S. Maidstone 18 Sep, 1917 – 1 Mar, 1919	Succeeded by Algernon H. C. Candy
Preceded by Henry P. Hughes as Lieutenant-Commander (S), Ninth Submarine Flotilla	Captain (S), Ninth Submarine Flotilla 18 Sep, 1917 – 1 Mar, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Wilfred Tomkinson	Captain of H.M.S. Lion 1 Jan, 1920 – Mar, 1920	Succeeded by Isham W. Gibson
Preceded by Frederick L. Field	Director of Torpedoes and Mining 15 Apr, 1920 – 1 Mar, 1922	Succeeded by Leonard A. B. Donaldson
Preceded by John S. Dumaresq	Rear-Admiral Commanding the Australian Fleet 1 Mar, 1922 – 24 Aug, 1924	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by John S. Dumaresq	Rear-Admiral Commanding, Royal Australian Navy Squadron Apr, 1922 – Apr, 1924	Succeeded by Thomas E. Wardle
Preceded by Claude L. Cumberlege	Captain of H.M.A.S. Melbourne 29 Apr, 1922	Succeeded by Clinton F. S. Danby
Preceded by ?	Rear Admiral (D) Commanding Destroyer Flotillas, Mediterranean 1 Sep, 1924 – 1 Aug, 1926	Succeeded by Herbert Meade
Preceded by Brian H. F. Barttelot	Director of Dockyards and Repair 1 Mar, 1928 – 1 May, 1937	Succeeded by Sir Cecil P. Talbot as Director of Dockyards