Arthur Cecil Curtis
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Rear-Admiral Arthur Cecil Curtis, R.N. (Retired) (27 February, 1836 – 10 July, 1895)[1] served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Curtis was promoted to the rank of Captain on 16 February, 1877.
He vacated his appointment as Flag Captain at the Nore on 12 July 1890. He was promoted to Rear-Admiral on the Retired List in January 1892.[2].
Curtis died on 10 July 1895 after paying a visit to H.M.S. Repulse, moored with the rest of the Channel Squadron at Spithead. He had embarked in a pinnace, to return to the Dockyard with Captain Humpage, when, without warning, he fell forward, dead.[3]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Francis Durrant |
Captain of H.M.S. Canada 18 Aug, 1884[4] |
Succeeded by Lewis A. Beaumont |
| Preceded by ? |
Flag Captain at the Nore 12 Jul, 1887[5] |
Succeeded by Leicester C. Keppel |
Footnotes
- ↑ Ancestry.com [pay to view]. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- ↑ Hampshire Telegraph (Saturday, 28 June 1890), p. 8; The Devon and Exeter Daily Gazette (Wednesday, 27 January 1892), p. 5.
- ↑ The Hampshire Post (Friday, 12 July 1895), p. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 200.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 246.
