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| − | On 6 October, 1902, Silver was appointed to ''Vernon'' for command of the [[H.M.S. Jaseur (1892)|''Jaseur'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 8 October, 1902. Issue '''36893''', col A, pg. 4.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December. He was appointed to the ''Pembroke'' on 2 May, and on 2 June was appointed to the new battleship [[H.M.S. Exmouth (1901)|''Exmouth'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 13 May, 1903. Issue '''37079''', col E, pg. 12.</ref> | + | On 6 October, 1902, Silver was appointed to ''Vernon'' for command of the [[H.M.S. Jaseur (1892)|''Jaseur'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 8 October, 1902. Issue '''36893''', col A, pg. 4.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December. He was appointed to the ''Pembroke'' on 2 May, and on 2 June was appointed to the new battleship [[H.M.S. Exmouth (1901)|''Exmouth'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 13 May, 1903. Issue '''37079''', col E, pg. 12.</ref> On 18 May, 1904 he was appointed Commander of another new battleship, [[H.M.S. Prince of Wales (1902)|''Prince of Wales'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 13 May, 1904. Issue '''37393''', col D, pg. 11.</ref> He was appointed to the battleship [[H.M.S. Redoubtable (1892)|''Revenge'']] on 12 July, 1906.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 14 July, 1906. Issue '''38072''', col C, pg. 8.</ref> On 8 September he was appointed to commission the battleship [[H.M.S. Britannia (19904)|''Britannia'']].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 1 September, 1906. Issue '''38114''', col B, pg. 8.</ref> He was appointed to the ''Actaeon'', torpedo training ship at Sheerness on 13 August, 1907,<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 26 July, 1906. Issue '''38395''', col A, pg. 12.</ref> and assumed command from Captain R. Hudlestone on 16 August.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 17 August, 1907. Issue '''38414''', col A, pg. 6.</ref> |
==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
Revision as of 20:38, 4 February 2011
Vice-Admiral Mortimer L'Estrange Silver, C.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (7 August, 1869 – 6 December, 1946) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
On 6 October, 1902, Silver was appointed to Vernon for command of the Jaseur.[1] He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December. He was appointed to the Pembroke on 2 May, and on 2 June was appointed to the new battleship Exmouth.[2] On 18 May, 1904 he was appointed Commander of another new battleship, Prince of Wales.[3] He was appointed to the battleship Revenge on 12 July, 1906.[4] On 8 September he was appointed to commission the battleship Britannia.[5] He was appointed to the Actaeon, torpedo training ship at Sheerness on 13 August, 1907,[6] and assumed command from Captain R. Hudlestone on 16 August.[7]
Great War
Post-War and Retirement
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 October, 1919, vice Brock,[8] and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 4 October.[9]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 8 October, 1902. Issue 36893, col A, pg. 4.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 13 May, 1903. Issue 37079, col E, pg. 12.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 13 May, 1904. Issue 37393, col D, pg. 11.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 14 July, 1906. Issue 38072, col C, pg. 8.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 1 September, 1906. Issue 38114, col B, pg. 8.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 26 July, 1906. Issue 38395, col A, pg. 12.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 17 August, 1907. Issue 38414, col A, pg. 6.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31610. p. 12892. 21 October, 1919.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31610. p. 12891. 21 October, 1919.
Bibliography
- "Vice-Admiral M. L'E. Silver" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 10 December, 1946. Issue 50630, col E, pg. 7.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
