Difference between revisions of "Leicester Charles Assheton St. John Curzon-Howe"
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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | Appointed to the {{UK-Inflexible|f=t}} in September 1912, Curzon-Howe fought in her at the [[Battle of the Falklands]]. He was mentioned in despatches after the action. | + | Appointed to the {{UK-Inflexible|f=t}} in September 1912, Curzon-Howe fought in her at the [[Battle of the Falklands]]. He was mentioned in despatches after the action.<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record. {{TNA|196/56/163.|}} f. 165.</ref> |
| − | Curzon-Howe was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1916. | + | Curzon-Howe was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1916.<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record. {{TNA|196/56/163.|}} f. 165.</ref> |
At the [[Battle of Jutland]], Curzon-Howe was in charge of the fore transmitting station.<ref>Supplement to the London Gazette, 15 Sep 1916, p. 9075. [https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29751/supplement/9075/data.pdf Available online]</ref> | At the [[Battle of Jutland]], Curzon-Howe was in charge of the fore transmitting station.<ref>Supplement to the London Gazette, 15 Sep 1916, p. 9075. [https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29751/supplement/9075/data.pdf Available online]</ref> | ||
| − | Curzon-Howe was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 February, 1924. | + | Curzon-Howe was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 February, 1924.<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record. {{TNA|196/56/163.|}} f. 165.</ref> |
| − | Curzon-Howe was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1928. | + | Curzon-Howe was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1928.<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record. {{TNA|196/56/163.|}} f. 165.</ref> |
| − | Curzon-Howe was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1935. | + | Curzon-Howe was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1935.<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record. {{TNA|196/56/163.|}} f. 165.</ref> |
==World War II== | ==World War II== | ||
| − | Curzon-Howe was relieved in his post as Naval Attaché to the United States by Rear-Admiral [[Herbert Pott]] and consequently left for the United Kingdom on 28 June, 1940. The British Ambassador wrote to the Admiralty expressing how much his American friends would miss Curzon-Howe. | + | Curzon-Howe was relieved in his post as Naval Attaché to the United States by Rear-Admiral [[Herbert Pott]] and consequently left for the United Kingdom on 28 June, 1940. The British Ambassador wrote to the Admiralty expressing how much his American friends would miss Curzon-Howe.<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record. {{TNA|196/56/163.|}} f. 165.</ref> |
| − | Curzon-Howe commanded the light cruiser [[H.M.S. Mauritius (1939)|''Mauritius'']] from 30 August, 1940 to 21 January, 1941. He would be granted ten days' full paid service leave and | + | Curzon-Howe commanded the light cruiser [[H.M.S. Mauritius (1939)|''Mauritius'']] from 30 August, 1940 to 21 January, 1941. He would be granted ten days' full paid service leave and died one month later of stomach cancer.<ref>Curzon-Howe Service Record. {{TNA|196/56/163.|}} f. 165.</ref> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 09:48, 9 May 2022
Captain Leicester Charles Assheton St. John Curzon-Howe, M.V.O., R.N. (8 July, 1894 – 21 February, 1941) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Appointed to the battlecruiser Inflexible in September 1912, Curzon-Howe fought in her at the Battle of the Falklands. He was mentioned in despatches after the action.[1]
Curzon-Howe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1916.[2]
At the Battle of Jutland, Curzon-Howe was in charge of the fore transmitting station.[3]
Curzon-Howe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1924.[4]
Curzon-Howe was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1928.[5]
Curzon-Howe was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1935.[6]
World War II
Curzon-Howe was relieved in his post as Naval Attaché to the United States by Rear-Admiral Herbert Pott and consequently left for the United Kingdom on 28 June, 1940. The British Ambassador wrote to the Admiralty expressing how much his American friends would miss Curzon-Howe.[7]
Curzon-Howe commanded the light cruiser Mauritius from 30 August, 1940 to 21 January, 1941. He would be granted ten days' full paid service leave and died one month later of stomach cancer.[8]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Robert R. Stewart |
Fleet Signal Officer, Mediterranean Fleet May, 1926[9] – late 1927[Inference] |
Succeeded by Clifford Caslon |
| Preceded by Herbert M. Hughes |
Captain of H.M.S. Boadicea 28 Nov, 1932[10] |
Succeeded by Lachlan D. Mackintosh |
| Preceded by John H. Edelsten |
Captain of H.M.S. Dundee 15 Apr, 1937[11] – 19 Apr, 1938 |
Succeeded by Cecil C. A. Allen |
| Preceded by Frederic C. Bradley |
Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C. Jun, 1938[12] |
Succeeded by Herbert Pott |
Footnotes
- ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. 196/56/163. f. 165.
- ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. 196/56/163. f. 165.
- ↑ Supplement to the London Gazette, 15 Sep 1916, p. 9075. Available online
- ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. 196/56/163. f. 165.
- ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. 196/56/163. f. 165.
- ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. 196/56/163. f. 165.
- ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. 196/56/163. f. 165.
- ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. 196/56/163. f. 165.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 261.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 217.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 235.
- ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
