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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | Noel was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1890.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26121/pages/4 no. 26121. p. 4.] 2 January, 1891.</ref> | + | Noel was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1890.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26121/pages/4 no. 26121. p. 4.] 2 January, 1891.</ref> |
| − | Noel was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 22 June, 1897.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26865/pages/3443 no. 26865. p. 3443.] 22 June, 1897.</ref> | + | Noel was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 22 June, 1897.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26865/pages/3443 no. 26865. p. 3443.] 22 June, 1897.</ref> |
He was appointed command of [[H.M.S. Hood (1891)|''Hood'']] on 3 January, 1905.{{CN}} | He was appointed command of [[H.M.S. Hood (1891)|''Hood'']] on 3 January, 1905.{{CN}} | ||
| − | Noel was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 April, 1907.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28009/pages/2272 no. 28009. p. 2272.] 2 April, 1907.</ref> In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], Noel was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 10 October.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28068/pages/6813 no. 28068. p. 6813.] 11 October, 1907.</ref> He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 19 May, 1912,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28610/pages/3686 no. 28610. p. 3686.] 21 May, 1912.</ref> and to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 24 October, 1915.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29340/pages/10509 no. 29340. p. 10509.] 26 October, 1915.</ref> | + | Noel was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 April, 1907.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28009/pages/2272 no. 28009. p. 2272.] 2 April, 1907.</ref> In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], Noel was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 10 October.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28068/pages/6813 no. 28068. p. 6813.] 11 October, 1907.</ref> He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 19 May, 1912,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28610/pages/3686 no. 28610. p. 3686.] 21 May, 1912.</ref> and to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 24 October, 1915.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29340/pages/10509 no. 29340. p. 10509.] 26 October, 1915.</ref> |
==Family Life== | ==Family Life== | ||
Revision as of 18:07, 24 September 2012
Admiral Francis Charles Methuen Noel, F.R.G.S., Royal Navy (5 June, 1852 – 30 December, 1925) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Noel was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1890.[1]
Noel was promoted to the rank of Captain on 22 June, 1897.[2]
He was appointed command of Hood on 3 January, 1905.[Citation needed]
Noel was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 April, 1907.[3] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, Noel was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 10 October.[4] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 19 May, 1912,[5] and to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 24 October, 1915.[6]
Family Life
Noel and his wife had three children. Mary Penelope (born 10 August, 1887), Francis Methuen (born 28 December, 1888) and Montague Wriothesley (born 12 November, 1892). Mary passed away on 22 March, 1969. Francis, educated at Cheltenham College and employed by the Bank of England, joined the Inns of Court O.T.C. on the outbreak of the First World War and was commissioned into the Devon Regiment. As a Second Lieutenant he was killed leading his men into action on 26 October, 1917. Montague joined the Royal Navy and by the Second World War was a Commander. He died on active service at the age of 48 while in command of H.M.S. Torrent, leaving a wife and four children.
Noel died at his home, 33 Redcliffe Square, London on 30 December, 1925 at the age of 73. His widow, Wilmot Juliana Noel, died at her daughter's house at 2 Childs Street, London on 10 November, 1939.
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26121. p. 4. 2 January, 1891.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26865. p. 3443. 22 June, 1897.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28009. p. 2272. 2 April, 1907.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28068. p. 6813. 11 October, 1907.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28610. p. 3686. 21 May, 1912.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29340. p. 10509. 26 October, 1915.
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/18.
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