Arthur Mostyn Field
Admiral SIR Arthur Mostyn Field, K.C.B., F.R.S., Royal Navy, Retired (27 June, 1855 – 3 July, 1950) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Field was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1875.[1]
Field was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1889.[2]
Field was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1895, aged forty years and three days.[3]
On 10 January, 1896, Field was appointed in command of the sloop Penguin, which was functioning as a survey ship. He left her on 10 April, 1899. He was appointed in command of the paddle survey vessel Research on 21 April, 1900. He was to stay in her almost four years, leaving on 13 March, 1904 and going onto half pay the next day.[4]
Flag Rank
Field was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 May, 1906, vice Barrow.[5]
Field was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 22 July, 1910, vice Durnford.[6] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 24 August.[7]
On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 19 June, 1911.[8]
He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 4 June, 1913.[9]
His son, Midshipman T. M. Field, was killed in the loss of H.M.S. Queen Mary at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May, 1916.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Mostyn Field" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 4 July, 1950. Issue 51734, col E, p. 6.
Papers
- Papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum. For a detailed list see Field Papers at the National Maritime Museum.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Dart 5 Jan, 1885[10] |
Succeeded by George C. Frederick |
| Preceded by Cecil F. Oldham |
Captain of H.M.S. Egeria 16 Jul, 1890[11] – 14 Jul, 1894 |
Succeeded by Morris H. Smyth |
| Preceded by Andrew F. Balfour |
Captain of H.M.S. Penguin 10 Jan, 1896[12] – 10 Apr, 1899[Citation needed] |
Succeeded by James W. Combe |
| Preceded by William U. Moore |
Captain of H.M.S. Research 21 Apr, 1900 – 13 Mar, 1904 |
Succeeded by Morris H. Smyth |
| Preceded by Sir William J. L. Wharton |
Hydrographer of the Navy 1 Aug, 1904[13] – 1909 |
Succeeded by Herbert E. Purey-Cust |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24256. p. 4905. 19 October, 1875.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25969. p. 4738. 30 August, 1889.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
- ↑ Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. ff. 248, 481.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27917. p. 3747. 29 May, 1906.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28400. p. 5396. 26 July, 1910.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28413. p. 6407. 6 September, 1910.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588. 19 June, 1911.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28726. p. 3992. 6 June, 1913.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 204.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 217.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 278.
- ↑ Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 456.
