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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | For his services at Shimonoseki Tracey was specially promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 18 November, 1864.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/22913/pages/5473 no. 22913. p. 5473.] 18 November, 1864.</ref> | + | For his services at Shimonoseki Tracey was specially promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 18 November, 1864.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/22913/pages/5473 no. 22913. p. 5473.] 18 November, 1864.</ref> |
| − | In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 5 February, 1872]], on 8 February of that year Tracey was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} with seniority of 29 December, 1871.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23826/pages/510 no. 23826. p. 510.] 9 February, 1872.</ref> | + | In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 5 February, 1872]], on 8 February of that year Tracey was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} with seniority of 29 December, 1871.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23826/pages/510 no. 23826. p. 510.] 9 February, 1872.</ref> |
| − | He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria dated 7 April, 1885, vice [[Edmund Robert Fremantle|Fremantle]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25461/pages/1670 no. 25461. p. 1670.] 14 April, 1885.</ref> | + | He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria dated 7 April, 1885, vice [[Edmund Robert Fremantle|Fremantle]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25461/pages/1670 no. 25461. p. 1670.] 14 April, 1885.</ref> |
| − | Tracey was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 January, 1888.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25772/pages/15 no. 25772. p. 15.] 3 January, 1888.</ref> | + | Tracey was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 January, 1888.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25772/pages/15 no. 25772. p. 15.] 3 January, 1888.</ref> |
| − | Tracey was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 23 June, 1893,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26419/pages/3843 no. 26419. p. 3843.] 7 July, 1893.</ref> after the death of [[George Tryon|Sir George Tryon]]. | + | Tracey was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 23 June, 1893,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26419/pages/3843 no. 26419. p. 3843.] 7 July, 1893.</ref> after the death of [[George Tryon|Sir George Tryon]]. |
| − | On the occasion of the Queen's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 21 May, 1898.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26969/pages/3229 no. 26969. p. 3229.] 21 May, 1898.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 29 November, vice [[Frederick William Richards|Richards]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27029/pages/7818 no. 27029. p. 7818.] 2 December, 1898.</ref> | + | On the occasion of the Queen's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 21 May, 1898.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26969/pages/3229 no. 26969. p. 3229.] 21 May, 1898.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 29 November, vice [[Frederick William Richards|Richards]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27029/pages/7818 no. 27029. p. 7818.] 2 December, 1898.</ref> |
| − | In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 22 February, 1870]], he was placed on the Retired List on 24 January, 1902.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27401/pages/582 no. 27401. p. 582.] 28 January, 1902.</ref> | + | In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 22 February, 1870]], he was placed on the Retired List on 24 January, 1902.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27401/pages/582 no. 27401. p. 582.] 28 January, 1902.</ref> |
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 22:04, 24 September 2012
Admiral SIR Richard Edward Tracey, K.C.B., Royal Navy (24 January, 1837 – 7 March, 1907) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
For his services at Shimonoseki Tracey was specially promoted to the rank of Commander on 18 November, 1864.[1]
In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 5 February, 1872, on 8 February of that year Tracey was promoted to the rank of Captain with seniority of 29 December, 1871.[2]
He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria dated 7 April, 1885, vice Fremantle.[3]
Tracey was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 January, 1888.[4]
Tracey was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 23 June, 1893,[5] after the death of Sir George Tryon.
On the occasion of the Queen's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 21 May, 1898.[6] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 29 November, vice Richards.[7]
In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List on 24 January, 1902.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22913. p. 5473. 18 November, 1864.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23826. p. 510. 9 February, 1872.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25461. p. 1670. 14 April, 1885.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25772. p. 15. 3 January, 1888.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26419. p. 3843. 7 July, 1893.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26969. p. 3229. 21 May, 1898.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27029. p. 7818. 2 December, 1898.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27401. p. 582. 28 January, 1902.
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 9 March, 1907. Issue 38276, col B, pg. 8.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/70.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/37.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by St. George C. D'Arcy-Irvine |
Second-in-Command, Channel Squadron 1889 – 1890 |
Succeeded by Loftus F. Jones |
| Preceded by Alexander Buller |
Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard 1892 – 1894 |
Succeeded by Richard Duckworth-King |
| Preceded by Sir Walter J. Hunt-Grubbe |
President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1897 – 1900 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert H. More Molyneux |
