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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Charles John Briggs''', K.C.B., Royal Navy (15 July, 1858 – 16 July, 1951) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Charles John Briggs''', K.C.B., Royal Navy (15 July, 1858 – 16 July, 1951) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | |||
Briggs was appointed to [[H.M.S. Revenge (1892)|H.M.S. ''Revenge'']] on 7 January, 1898.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 8 January, 1898. Issue '''35408''', col C, pg. 10.</ref> | |||
Briggs relieved the Honourable [[Stanley Cecil James Colville|Stanley Colville]] as Rear-Admiral in the First Division of the [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]] on 4 January, 1909.<ref>''Hazell's Annual, 1910''. p. 199.</ref> | Briggs relieved the Honourable [[Stanley Cecil James Colville|Stanley Colville]] as Rear-Admiral in the First Division of the [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]] on 4 January, 1909.<ref>''Hazell's Annual, 1910''. p. 199.</ref> | ||
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Admiral SIR Charles John Briggs, K.C.B., Royal Navy (15 July, 1858 – 16 July, 1951) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Briggs was appointed to H.M.S. Revenge on 7 January, 1898.[1]
Briggs relieved the Honourable Stanley Colville as Rear-Admiral in the First Division of the Home Fleet on 4 January, 1909.[2]
Briggs was confirmed in the rank of Vice-Admiral on 13 July, 1912, vice Battenberg.[3]
Briggs was placed on the Retired List on 2 July, 1917.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 8 January, 1898. Issue 35408, col C, pg. 10.
- ↑ Hazell's Annual, 1910. p. 199.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28627. p. 5182. 16 July, 1912.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30161. p. 6549. 3 July, 1917.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Charless Briggs" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 20 July, 1951. Issue 52058, col D, pg. 8.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
