George Bingham Powell
Vice-Admiral George Bingham Powell, R.N., Retired (12 January, 1870 – 27 May, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
Powell was specially promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1903 for services in China in 1900.[1]
He was appointed to Bulwark as executive officer in March, 1910.[2]
On 31 December 1910, Powell was promoted to Captain. He left Bulwark on 2 January, 1911 and undertook a succession of Signal, War, Gunnery and Torpedo and Navigation courses that took until 8 December to complete. He married Ada Patricia FitzGerald Bowes on 19 December, 1911 to round out a year of professional development.[3]
He was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Gibraltar on 23 October, 1912 and then for command of Egmont on 13 March, 1913.[4]
Great War
Powell remained in Malta during the early part of the war. On 24 December, 1915, he was additionally appointed as Chief of Staff to Vice-Admiral Limpus, who was then Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard. Superseded as such on 1 November, 1916, he was made Liaison Officer of Patrols and Routes on the staff of French Rear Admiral Faton, who was French Rear Admiral of Patrols.[5]
Powell was appointed to command H.M.S. Devonshire on 10 November, 1917.[6] He would remain in her until she was reduced on 21 May, 1919.[7]
Post-war
Powell was appointed in command of the battleship Monarch on 30 August, 1919. He would remain in command until 8 July, 1921.[8]
Powell was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 16 June, 1921 and was placed on the Retired List the next day under Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[9]
Powell was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 8 July, 1926.[10]
He died on 27 May, 1952 of a coronary occlusion.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry G. Giffard |
Captain of H.M.S. Gibraltar 23 Oct, 1912[11] |
Succeeded by Ronald A. Hopwood |
| Preceded by John G. Armstrong |
Captain of H.M.S. Egmont 13 Mar, 1913[12] – c. Apr, 1914 |
Succeeded by Firefly becomes Egmont |
| Preceded by H.M.S. Achilles as Egmont |
Captain of H.M.S. Egmont c. Apr, 1914 – 1 Nov, 1916 |
Succeeded by Henry R. Veale |
| Preceded by Henry B. T. Somerville |
Captain of H.M.S. Devonshire 10 Nov, 1917[13][14] – 21 May, 1919[15] |
Succeeded by Francis W. Caulfeild |
| Preceded by Sidney R. Drury-Lowe |
Captain of H.M.S. Monarch 30 Aug, 1919[16] – 8 Jul, 1921[17] |
Succeeded by Frank Powell |
Footnotes
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 775.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1913). p. 306.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 775.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
- ↑ Powell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/255. f. 263.
