Charles Edward Le Mesurier: Difference between revisions
From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
(move {{reflist}} to be last element in article, so appointment box can have footnotes within) |
(Update appts) |
||
| Line 52: | Line 52: | ||
{{TabNaval}} | {{TabNaval}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Drummond Gilbert|Thomas D. Gilbert]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Spartiate|f=p}}'''<br>? – ?|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Drummond Gilbert|Thomas D. Gilbert]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Spartiate|f=p}}'''<br>? – ?|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Douglas Egremont Robert Brownrigg, Fourth Baronet|Douglas E. R. Brownrigg]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Theseus|f=p}}'''<br>Apr, 1910 – ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Rowland Henry Bather|Rowland H. Bather]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Douglas Egremont Robert Brownrigg, Fourth Baronet|Douglas E. R. Brownrigg]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Theseus|f=p}}'''<br>Apr, 1910{{MackieRNW}} – ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Rowland Henry Bather|Rowland H. Bather]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Douglas Dick|James D. Dick]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Highflyer|f=p}}'''<br>15 Feb, 1912 – ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Raymond Andrew Nugent|Raymond A. Nugent]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Douglas Dick|James D. Dick]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Highflyer|f=p}}'''<br>15 Feb, 1912<ref>Le Mesurier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 56.</ref> – ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Raymond Andrew Nugent|Raymond A. Nugent]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Luxmoore|Henry Luxmoore]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Jupiter|f=p}}'''<br>Jul, 1914 – ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Drury St. Aubyn Wake|Drury St. A. Wake]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Luxmoore|Henry Luxmoore]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Jupiter|f=p}}'''<br>Jul, 1914<ref>Le Mesurier Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 56.</ref> – ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Drury St. Aubyn Wake|Drury St. A. Wake]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Percy Davidson|Alexander P. Davidson]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Cornwallis|f=p}}'''<br>16 Sep, 1914 – ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alexander Percy Davidson|Alexander P. Davidson]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Percy Davidson|Alexander P. Davidson]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Cornwallis|f=p}}'''<br>16 Sep, 1914{{NLDec14|p. 298}} – ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alexander Percy Davidson|Alexander P. Davidson]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Calliope|f=p}}'''<br>15 May, 1915 – ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Rudolf Walter Bentinck|Rudolf W. Bentinck]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Calliope|f=p}}'''<br>15 May, 1915 – ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Rudolf Walter Bentinck|Rudolf W. Bentinck]]'''}} | ||
{{TabEnd}} | {{TabEnd}} | ||
Revision as of 01:56, 14 May 2014
Captain Charles Edward Le Mesurier, C.B., Royal Navy (2 August, 1869 – 10 November, 1917) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Le Mesurier was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 November, 1890.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1902.[2]
Le Mesurier was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1908.[3]
In April 1910, he assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Theseus.[4]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Jupiter in July, 1914.[5]
Great War
He was appointed command of the battleship Cornwallis on 16 September, 1914.[6]
On 15 May 1915, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calliope as Commodore commanding the Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron.[7]
At the Battle of Jutland, he commanded the Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron from light cruiser Calliope, and apparently had someone take a photograph of Invincible.[8]
On 15 September 1916 he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) dated 31 May.[9]
See Also
Bibliography
- Bachrach, Harriet. Ed. (2006). Jutland Letters, June-October, 1916: Affectionate Letters from a Royal Navy Commodore to his Beloved Wife. Salisbury: Wessex Books. ISBN 1903035260.
Papers
- Papers in the possession of the Imperial War Museum.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Commodore Commanding, Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron 1915 – 1917 |
Succeeded by Rudolf W. Bentinck
|
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Thomas D. Gilbert |
Captain of H.M.S. Spartiate ? – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Douglas E. R. Brownrigg |
Captain of H.M.S. Theseus Apr, 1910[10] – ? |
Succeeded by Rowland H. Bather |
| Preceded by James D. Dick |
Captain of H.M.S. Highflyer 15 Feb, 1912[11] – ? |
Succeeded by Raymond A. Nugent |
| Preceded by Henry Luxmoore |
Captain of H.M.S. Jupiter Jul, 1914[12] – ? |
Succeeded by Drury St. A. Wake |
| Preceded by Alexander P. Davidson |
Captain of H.M.S. Cornwallis 16 Sep, 1914[13] – ? |
Succeeded by Alexander P. Davidson |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Calliope 15 May, 1915 – ? |
Succeeded by Rudolf W. Bentinck |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26114. p. 6990. 12 December, 1890.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27512. p. 4. 2 January, 1903.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28151. p. 4644. 26 June, 1908.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 298.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1915) p. 6.
- ↑ Letter from his unidentified nephew to Hubert Dannreuther dated 24 July 1918 at the Caird Library, DAN/646.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29751. p. 9070. 15 September, 1916.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.
- ↑ Le Mesurier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 298.
