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'''Edward Leonard Booty''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
[[File:Edward-Leonard-Booty, NPG x66701.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Edward L. Booty, 1920.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]]
{{ViceRN}} '''Edward Leonard Booty''', C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy (19 May, 1871 &ndash; 8 March, 1949) served in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Booty was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} in June, 1903.<ref>Booty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/173.|D7602512}} f. 186.</ref>


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Booty was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1908.<ref>Booty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/173.|D7602512}} f. 186.</ref>


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On 1 July, 1911, Booty was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ariadne|f=t}} and also in command of a group of ships of the Home Fleet's Fourth Division.<ref>Booty Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/173.|D7602512}} f. 186.</ref>
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Booty was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ariadne|f=t}} in July, 1911.{{MackieRNW}}


He was appointed Captain in Command of the [[Portsmouth Navigation School]] on 5 January, 1912.{{NLApr13|p. 304}}
Booty was married to Emily Louisa Rawles on 18 July, 1911 at the Register Office in Paddington.  On 5 January, 1912, he left ''Ariadne'' to take up command of [[H.M.S. Dryad (1893)|''Dryad'']] and of the [[Portsmouth Navigation School]].<ref>Booty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/173.|D7602512}} f. 186.</ref>
==Great War==
On 1 September, 1914, Booty closed the Portsmouth Navigation School.  On 12 November, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Otway|f=t}}.<ref>Booty Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/173.|D7602512}} f. 186.</ref>


==See Also==
==Post-War==
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Booty was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 19 February, 1920.<ref>Booty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/173.|D7602512}} f. 186.</ref>
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Booty was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 February, 1921.  He would spend the 1920s working as a Nautical Assessor.<ref>Booty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/173.|D7602512}} f. 186.</ref>


==Bibliography==
Booty was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} in August, 1925.<ref>Booty Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/173.|D7602512}} f. 186.</ref>
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==Service Records==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 22:12, 6 April 2022

Edward L. Booty, 1920.
Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.

Vice-Admiral Edward Leonard Booty, C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy (19 May, 1871 – 8 March, 1949) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Booty was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in August, 1892.[1]

Booty was promoted to the rank of Commander in June, 1903.[2]

Booty was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1908.[3]

On 1 July, 1911, Booty was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Ariadne and also in command of a group of ships of the Home Fleet's Fourth Division.[4]

Booty was married to Emily Louisa Rawles on 18 July, 1911 at the Register Office in Paddington. On 5 January, 1912, he left Ariadne to take up command of Dryad and of the Portsmouth Navigation School.[5]

Great War

On 1 September, 1914, Booty closed the Portsmouth Navigation School. On 12 November, he was appointed in command of the armed merchant cruiser Otway.[6]

Post-War

Booty was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 19 February, 1920.[7]

Booty was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 February, 1921. He would spend the 1920s working as a Nautical Assessor.[8]

Booty was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral in August, 1925.[9]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Thomas L. Barnardiston 		Captain of H.M.S. Ariadne
1 Jul, 1911[10] – 5 Jan, 1912[11] 		Succeeded by
Henry G. G. Sandeman
Preceded by
Henry W. Grant 		Captain of H.M.S. Dryad
5 Jan, 1912[12] – 11 Nov, 1914[13] 		Succeeded by
Bernard E. Prichard
Preceded by
Henry. W. Grant 		Captain of Portsmouth Navigation School
5 Jan, 1912[14] – 1 Sep, 1914[15] 		Succeeded by
School Closed until 1919
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Otway
12 Nov, 1914[16][17] – 6 Feb, 1917[18] 		Succeeded by
Philip H. Colomb
Preceded by
New Command 		Third-in-Command, Tenth Cruiser Squadron
12 Nov, 1914[19] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Philip H. Colomb 		Assistant to Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves
6 Feb, 1917[20][21] – 6 Feb, 1920[22] 		Succeeded by
Ronald Howard
as Naval Assistant to Admiral Commanding Reserves

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  2. ↑ Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  3. ↑ Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  4. ↑ Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  5. ↑ Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  6. ↑ Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  7. ↑ Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  8. ↑ Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  9. ↑ Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  10. ↑ Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  11. ↑ Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1914). p. 305.
  13. ↑ Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1913). p. 304.
  15. ↑ Schofield. Navigation and Direction: The Story of HMS Dryad. p. 192.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401v.
  17. ↑ Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  18. ↑ Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401v.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396r.
  21. ↑ Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.
  22. ↑ Booty Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/173. f. 186.

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