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==Captain==
==Captain==
Fitzherbert was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1904.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27691/pages/4182 no. 27691.  p. 4182.]  1 July, 1904.</ref>
Fitzherbert was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1904.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27691/pages/4182 no. 27691.  p. 4182.]  1 July, 1904.</ref>
He captained the {{UK-Barfleur|f=t}} from May to November of 1905.{{MackieRNW}}


On 17 August, 1911, Fitzherbert was appointed to ''President'', as Captain-Superintendent of Ships Building by Contract, Clyde District, dated 31 August.<ref>"Naval Appointments and Retirements" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 11 July, 1911.  Issue '''39634''', col C, p. 15.</ref>
On 17 August, 1911, Fitzherbert was appointed to ''President'', as Captain-Superintendent of Ships Building by Contract, Clyde District, dated 31 August.<ref>"Naval Appointments and Retirements" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 11 July, 1911.  Issue '''39634''', col C, p. 15.</ref>


He took command of [[H.M.S. Colossus (1910)|''Colossus'']] on 29 June, 1914<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 293.</ref> and was in command at start of war.<ref>Corbett.  ''Naval Operations, Volume I'', p. 438.</ref>
He took command of {{UK-Colossus}} on 29 June, 1914<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 293.</ref> and was in command at start of war.{{UKNavalOpsI|p. 438}}


==Great War==
==Great War==

Revision as of 21:17, 15 October 2012

Admiral THE RIGHT HONOURABLE Edward Stafford Fitzherbert, Thirteenth Baron Stafford, K.C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (17 April, 1865 – 28 September, 1941) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Fitzherbert placed eleventh out of the successful batch of forty-six.[1]

Fitzherbert was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1899.[2]

Captain

Fitzherbert was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1904.[3]

He captained the second class battleship Barfleur from May to November of 1905.[4]

On 17 August, 1911, Fitzherbert was appointed to President, as Captain-Superintendent of Ships Building by Contract, Clyde District, dated 31 August.[5]

He took command of Colossus on 29 June, 1914[6] and was in command at start of war.[7]

Great War

Fitzherbert was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 24 October, vice Tottenham.[8] On 6 December, he was appointed Admiral of Minesweeping[9] in succession to Rear-Admiral Charlton.

He was appointed to the new position of Director of Torpedoes and Mines on 18 February, 1917.[10] On 1 January, 1918, he was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).[11]

Fitzherbert was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope Station on 20 May.[12]

Post-War

Fitzherbert was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 27 January, 1920, vice Vaughan-Lee.[13] On 5 June he was knighted and appointed a Knight Commander in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on the occasion of the King's birthday.[14]

He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 24 March, 1923.[15] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 17 March, 1925.[16]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval Cadetships" (News). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue 28982, col A, p. 14.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27099. p. 4345. 14 July, 1899.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4182. 1 July, 1904.
  4. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. ↑ "Naval Appointments and Retirements" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 11 July, 1911. Issue 39634, col C, p. 15.
  6. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 293.
  7. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. p. 438.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29340. p. 10509. 26 October, 1915.
  9. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (May, 1916). p. 4.
  10. ↑ Fitzherbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. p. 524.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30522. p. 1939. 12 February, 1918.
  12. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (June, 1918). p. 8.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31779. p. 1832. 13 February, 1920.
  14. ↑ The London Gazette: "Supplement" no. 31931. p. 6315. 5 June, 1920.
  15. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32811. p. 2511. 3 April, 1923.
  16. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33031. p. 1954. 20 March, 1925.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Lord Stafford" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 30 September, 1941. Issue 49044, col D, pg. 9.

Service Records

See Also


Naval Appointments

 

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