William Vey Juniper
Engineer Rear-Admiral William Vey Juniper, C.B. (29 November, 1861 – 25 December, 1924) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Juniper was promoted to the rank of Assistant Engineer on 1 January, 1883.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Engineer on 1 March, 1888.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Chief Engineer dated 2 April, 1895.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of Engineer Commander dated 2 April, 1903.[4] On 9 December his seniority as an Engineer Commander was antedated to 2 April, 1899, in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 9 October, 1903.[5]
On 29 May, 1905, Juniper was appointed Engineer Officer of the Carnarvon on the Mediterranean Station.[6]
He was appointed to Pembroke for the Torpedo Depot at Chatham Dockyard on 17 August, 1907.[7]
He was appointed as Engineer Officer of the Exmouth on 17 September, 1910, flagship of the Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean, Sir Edmund S. Poë.[8]
Juniper was promoted to the rank of Engineer Captain on 1 January, 1912.[9] On 17 March, 1913, he was appointed for temporary service in the Department of the Engineer-in-Chief at the Admiralty.[10] On 20 December he was appointed to Carnarvon, but accommodated in Hannibal, for service in the Home Fleets at Devonport under the Rear-Admiral of the Home Fleets at that port, Arthur H. Christian.[11]
Great War
Juniper was appointed to Vivid for service at Devonport on 24 October, 1914.[12]
On 28 May, 1915, he was appointed to Queen on the staff of Rear-Admiral Cecil F. Thursby in the Eastern Mediterranean.[13]
He was promoted to the rank of Engineer Rear-Admiral on 28 November, 1916.[14] On 19 May, 1917, he was appointed to Pembroke for duty at Sheerness.[15]
Juniper was placed on the Retired List on 30 September, 1919.[16]
Bibliography
- "Late Eng.-Adml. Juniper, at Totnes" (Obituaries). Western Morning News. Saturday, 27 December, 1924. Col E, p. 3.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/25.
==Footnotes==
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1884). p. 120.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25793. p. 1426. 6 March, 1888.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26618. p. 2353. 23 April, 1895.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27545. p. 2524. 21 April, 1903.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27626. p. 8266. 15 December, 1903.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 312.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28570. p. 221. 9 January, 1912.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1913). p. 358.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 396.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 231.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396i.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31587. p. 12420. 7 October, 1919.
