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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Arthur Kimber Gregory''', R.N. (18 August, 1882 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Arthur Kimber Gregory''', R.N. (18 August, 1882 – 20 December, 1948) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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The son of Merchant John D. Gregory was born in Norwood, Surrey.<ref>Gregory Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/47/184.|}} f. 388.</ref>


Gregory was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on  
Gregory was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1904.<ref>Gregory Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/47/184.|}} f. 388.</ref>


Gregory was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
Gregory was appointed in command of the {{UK-Minstrel|f=t}} on 1 March, 1912.  Oromoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 September, 1912, Gregory would continue in command of ''Minstrel'' until late 1915 and transfer to command of {{UK-Martial}} at an unspecified date.<ref>Gregory Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/47/184.|}} f. 388.</ref>


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On 4 March, 1916 when he was declared "sick."  On 15 March he was admitted to Chatham Hospital for mental observation.  Something serious was going on, as he was placed on the Retired List as unfit on 24 March.<ref>Gregory Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/47/184.|}} f. 388.</ref>
Gregory was appointed in command of the {{UK-Minstrel|f=t}} on 1 March, 1912.{{NLJan15|p. 357}}
 
Gregory was admitted to Royal Naval Hospital, Yarmouth on 4 April, 1916 "as a dangerous lunatic."<ref>Gregory Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/47/184.|}} f. 388.</ref>
 
Gregory was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 18 August, 1922.<ref>Gregory Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/47/184.|}} f. 388.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Arthur+Kimber+Gregory Service Records]
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Latest revision as of 23:07, 6 April 2022

Commander (retired) Arthur Kimber Gregory, R.N. (18 August, 1882 – 20 December, 1948) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Merchant John D. Gregory was born in Norwood, Surrey.[1]

Gregory was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1904.[2]

Gregory was appointed in command of the destroyer Minstrel on 1 March, 1912. Oromoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1912, Gregory would continue in command of Minstrel until late 1915 and transfer to command of Martial at an unspecified date.[3]

On 4 March, 1916 when he was declared "sick." On 15 March he was admitted to Chatham Hospital for mental observation. Something serious was going on, as he was placed on the Retired List as unfit on 24 March.[4]

Gregory was admitted to Royal Naval Hospital, Yarmouth on 4 April, 1916 "as a dangerous lunatic."[5]

Gregory was promoted to the rank of Commander on 18 August, 1922.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry P. Boyd 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 9
11 Nov, 1909[7][8] – 28 Jan, 1911[9] 		Succeeded by
Alister W. McDonald
Preceded by
Aubrey T. Tillard 		Captain of H.M.S. Ettrick
28 Jan, 1911[10][11] – 1 Mar, 1912[12] 		Succeeded by
Laurence R. Palmer
Preceded by
William G. A. Kennedy 		Captain of H.M.S. Minstrel
1 Mar, 1912[13] – late 1915[14][Inference] 		Succeeded by
Henry D. Pridham-Wippell
Preceded by
Henry D. Pridham-Wippell 		Captain of H.M.S. Martial
late 1915[15] – 4 Mar, 1916[16] 		Succeeded by
Julian Harrison

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Gregory Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/184. f. 388.
  2. ↑ Gregory Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/184. f. 388.
  3. ↑ Gregory Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/184. f. 388.
  4. ↑ Gregory Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/184. f. 388.
  5. ↑ Gregory Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/184. f. 388.
  6. ↑ Gregory Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/184. f. 388.
  7. ↑ Gregory Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/184. f. 388.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
  9. ↑ Gregory Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/184. f. 388.
  10. ↑ Gregory Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/184. f. 388.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 309.
  12. ↑ Gregory Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/184. f. 388.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 396a.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 396a.
  15. ↑ Gregory Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/184. f. 388.
  16. ↑ Gregory Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/47/184. f. 388.

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