Henry Ruthven Moore
Admiral SIR Henry Ruthven Moore, G.C.B., C.V.O., D.S.O., R.N. (29 August, 1886 – 12 March, 1978) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Colonel Henry Moore entered Britannia from Sherborne.[1]
Moore was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1908.
Moore married Katherine Henley Joan that year, who would bear one son and one daughter before her death in 1945.[2]
During the Great War, Moore was navigating officer in the light cruisers Active, Galatea. He fought at the Battle of Jutland in Castor.[3]
Moore was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 January, 1916.
Post-War
Moore was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1919.
Moore was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1926.
Moore was appointed in command of the light cruiser Caradoc in September, 1928.
Moore was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 11 January, 1938.
Moore was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 April, 1945.
In 1946, he served as the first chairman of the Military Staff Committee of the United Nations Security Council.[4]
In 1948, he married Catherine Harlow Wilkinson, widow of Vice-Admiral Theodore S. Wilkinson, Jr., U.S.N..[5]
Moore was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 15 January, 1951.
He became Deputy Lieutenant for Kent in 1957 and served as High Sheriff in the county from 1959-60.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Errol Manners |
Captain of H.M.S. Caradoc 11 Sep, 1928[7] – 1929 |
Succeeded by David C. Pillans |
| Preceded by Francis H. G. Walker |
Captain of H.M.S. Dauntless 25 Feb, 1930 – 30 Oct, 1930 |
Succeeded by John G. P. Vivian |
| Preceded by John H. D. Cunningham |
Deputy Director of Plans 15 Dec, 1930 – 15 Dec, 1932 |
Succeeded by Edward L. S. King |
| Preceded by John H. D. Cunningham |
Director of Plans 15 Dec, 1932 – 24 Nov, 1933 |
Succeeded by Edward L. S. King |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Neptune 24 Nov, 1933 – Dec, 1935 |
Succeeded by Denham M. T. Bedford |
| Preceded by Lionel V. Wells |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Third Cruiser Squadron Apr, 1939[8] – Jul, 1940[9] |
Succeeded by Edward de F. Renouf |
| Preceded by Sir Tom S. V. Phillips as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff |
Vice Chief of Naval Staff 21 Oct, 1941 – 7 Jun, 1943 |
Succeeded by Sir Edward N. Syfret |
| Preceded by Sir Harold M. Burrough |
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore 1948 – 1950 |
Succeeded by Sir Cecil H. J. Harcourt |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Admiral Sir Henry Moore." The Times (London, England), 14 March, 1978, p. 21.
- ↑ "Admiral Sir Henry Moore." The Times (London, England), 14 March, 1978, p. 21.
- ↑ "Admiral Sir Henry Moore." The Times (London, England), 14 March, 1978, p. 21.
- ↑ "Admiral Sir Henry Moore." The Times (London, England), 14 March, 1978, p. 21.
- ↑ "Admiral Sir Henry Moore." The Times (London, England), 14 March, 1978, p. 21.
- ↑ "Admiral Sir Henry Moore." The Times (London, England), 14 March, 1978, p. 21.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 222.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 98.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
